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Maker(s):unknown
Culture:American (possibly)
Title:muff
Date Made:1905-1915
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: black pile weave (velvet) silk; black plain weave silk linings; stuffing
Place Made:United States (possibly)
Measurements:Overall: 7 in x 17 in x 9 in; 17.8 cm x 43.2 cm x 22.9 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2019.9.4
Credit Line:Gift of Mary Eliot Jackson
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Woman's black silk velvet muff with self fabric gathered decoration. Muffs were an intergral feature of cold-weather fashions for women for centuries, providing an elegant way to warm and protect the hands. The use of velvet in this example shows that their function was largely decorative by the early 20th century.

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