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1890-1920
GUSN-258063
Round potholder with dark blue, red, and yellow plaid wool on two sides; edge bordered with maroon, possibly synthetic, fabric; border sewn in between two sides with two rows of achine stitches; a round wire hook covered in dark blue thread is affixed to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).
potholders
wool (textile)
synthetic
Cooking
Potholder
Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),
Unknown
5 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Estate of Sarah Moore Field
1998.6197
North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably United States
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