Pair of Cuffs

About 1900

  • Titles Pair of Cuffs (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton, Point de Gaze
  • Dimensions each: 10 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (26 × 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Lee Brakefield, 1984.127.41a-b
  • Work Type cuffs
  • Classification Costume

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