Dusting mitt made by Eldress Emma King, Canterbury, NH

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Dusting mitt made by Eldress Emma King, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1953.6208.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

King, Emma Belle (1873-1966)

Description

Acrylic yarn knit into a thumbless mitten; lengths attached to one side of mitten to dust. Ribbed edge at bottom approximately 3 1/2" with two 1/4" blue stripes across center. Top 6 1/2" contains eight rows of dusting yarn pieces, attached with loops. Knit loop of yarn at proper left of bottom edge. Base object/mitten red color with blue dusting pieces and two blue stripes at wrist.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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