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Pair of woman's mitts worn with regional costume of Zaans, Netherlands

1700/1799

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Blue silk knit mitts, embroidered with flowering plants, in blue silk, and trimmed with tarnished silver bobbin lace around hand and lined, over the hand with white, silver, and gold brocaded silk. Blue silk shaded with pink (possibly faded from purple).

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  • Title: Pair of woman's mitts worn with regional costume of Zaans, Netherlands
  • Date Created: 1700/1799
  • Physical Dimensions: 34.3 x 10.5 cm (13.5 x 4.125 in.)
  • Type: Gloves
  • Rights: Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Silk knit, embroidered with silk and trimmed with metallic lace and silk brocaded with metallic therad
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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