A PAIR OF CHILDREN'S MITTENS
1790s
worked in red floss silks with floral borders, an inserted button-hole stitch seam, the cuffs lined with pink silk, the tops with a blue flower
with ink inscription : These Mittens belonged to Princess Charlotte, only child of George IV & Queen Caroline. She was born in January 1796, m Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg 1816, died at Claremont November 1817.
mounted on velvet covered board
A PAIR OF CHILDREN'S MITTENS
1790s
worked in red floss silks with floral borders, an inserted button-hole stitch seam, the cuffs lined with pink silk, the tops with a blue flower
with ink inscription : These Mittens belonged to Princess Charlotte, only child of George IV & Queen Caroline. She was born in January 1796, m Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg 1816, died at Claremont November 1817.
mounted on velvet covered board
