Muff
c. 1800
Silk chenille and ribbon
Museum purchase
Object number2019.85.2
Muffs are handwarmers that are tubular in shape with holes on either end. Although muffs are still available today, they were most fashionable from the mid-sixteenth to midnineteenth centuries. Varying in size and shape, they were often made from furs and other rich, heavy fabrics such as this bright pink chenille.
DescriptionRed pink chenille muff edged in grosgrain ribbon and two bows, lined in ivory silk, six inches wideCollections
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