Mitten
Object number2013.102.3 a,b
Datec. 1900
MediumCotton
Credit LineGift of Sally K. Whigham
DescriptionPair of child's white crocheted mittens.Dimensions6 x 3 x 6 in. (15.2 x 7.6 x 15.2 cm)Historical NotesMittens, hand crocheted by Grandma Kimmich for her granddaughter Henrietta Kimmich, born in 1899. German immigrant Emily Medick was a personal seamstress to the H.J. Heinz family until her marriage to another German immigrant, Louis Kimmich, in 1896. The family lived at 5412 Broad Street in East Liberty where Louis ran the L. Kimmich barber shop. The family had two children, a daughter named Henrietta and a son.
Previous owner
Henrietta Kimmich
(born 1899)
Related person
Emily Medick Kimmich
(born 1874)
Related person
Louis Kimmich
Related institution
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
Related person
Henry John Heinz
(1844 - 1919)
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c. 2014
1940-1949
1940-1949
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