SOLD Very Tender, Densely Knit, Heavy Wool Presumed Antique Swedish Child's Mittens with Embroidery and Fringe hand-painted mask very sharp and strong and

very sharp and strong and commanding

Otherwise all in good antique condition

Cased: 3 11/16" x 3 1/4"

with a turning slat on the side that keeps 10 yellow and green marbles enclosed when not in use

8 7/16" x 6 11/16"

SOLD Very Tender, Densely Knit, Heavy Wool Presumed Antique Swedish Child's Mittens with Embroidery and Fringe hand-painted mask very sharp and strong andI just fell in love with these, knit for a child (or an adult with very small hands) quite a long time ago. There is a similar pair in the collection of the Nordiska Museum in Stockholm (a marvelous place!) that tells me they are likely Swedish; I have found an image of some Icelandic mittens several hundred years old they are kin to as well. A few stitches the the zig zag embroidery lost on the thumb side (which makes sense) and a stain here or