Mittens

Red & Grey Knitted Mittens – These mittens were knitted by ­Catherine Tanner, mother of Alfred Tanner and grandmother of Lottie Lee (Tanner) ­Martin, who donated them to the Weyerhaeuser Museum in 1951. – MCHS Collections, #1953.31.5 a&b

Mittens

Red & Grey Knitted Mittens, detail – MCHS Collections, #1953.31.5 a&b

Red & Grey Knitted Mittens, Palm Side – MCHS Collections, #1953.31.5 a&b

White Knitted Mittens, detail – MCHS Collections, #1971.10.254

White Knitted Mittens – These mittens are from the collection of J.K. and Lottie Lee Martin. The maker is unknown. – MCHS Collections, #1971.10.254

Three-fingered Mitten – MCHS Collections, #2004.71.8

Three-fingered Mittens, palm side – MCHS Collections, #2004.71.7 & 8

Three-fingered Mittens – These grey, knitted, three-fingered mittens were made in c. 1952 by Emma McLean Blaser of Pierz, MN. They were donated by her grandson, Albert Blaser. – MCHS Collections, #2004.71.7 & 8

Black Mittens with Embroidered Flowers, Palm Side – MCHS Collections, #1966.15.2

Black Mittens with Embroidered Flowers, Detail of embroidery – MCHS Collections, #1966.15.2

Black Mittens with Embroidered Flowers – This pair of black knit mittens with ­embroidered flowers was brought from Sweden by Mrs. John Berendt’s mother. They are around 150 years old (in 2013). – MCHS Collections, #1966.15.2