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Linen and cotton needlework potholder, of squared shape, ecru linen with wool embroidered (crewelwork) flowers and two birds, in pink, green and yellow; the back and side edge are in cotton; loop at the top corner.
potholders
crewelwork (technique)
embroidering
linen (material)
wool (textile)
Potholder
Potholder
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
6 1/2 x 6 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1414
Title Potholder Accession Number 1991.1413
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