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1755-1770
GUSN-36833
Square, cream, with floral sprays in brown with blue and red overpainted rosebuds. Maroon satin binding with bow in corner. Padded.
potholders
cookware
block printing (relief printing process)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
textiles
gastronomy
floral patterns
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Spray
Cooking
Unidentified Textile
POTHOLDER
Embroidered on front: 1765 Embroidered on reverse: X'ecpt/the/boiling/B./ filling the [teapot]/spoils the T.
Unknown
5.25 x 5.25 (HxW) (inches)
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1149
Title Potholder Accession Number 1924.456
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