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Cream trimmed with pink ribbon; thumb only; rest of fingers visible, with rounded unit opening lined with pink satin; front has three rows of red chain stitch embroidery.
mitts (fingerless handwear)
silk (textile)
Mitt
Mitt
Envelope w/ note (note is in file): ""Mitten worn at his Baptism in the year 1727, by William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The gift of his great-great-great-great grandson, Francis Dana of Burkehaven, New Hampshire.""
Unknown
Gift of Francis Dana
1927.87
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