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1890-1920
GUSN-258073
Linen exterior, stitching diagonally across center and at horizontal and vertical axes; brass O-ring at top; asbestos (possibly) interior; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).
potholders
linen (material)
brass (alloy)
asbestos
Cooking
Pad, Hot
Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),
Unknown
7 x 4 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Estate of Sarah Moore Field
1998.6201
North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably United States
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