Fur Mittens

Description:

Made by a tanner from the fur hide of the family dog that belonged to Professor George F. Warren (for whom Warren Hall at Cornell University is named). Professor Warren grew up in a pioneer family in Nebraska and these gloves would have been worn while driving a sleigh, before Warren had a car. Professor Warren always had dogs throughout his life; the inevitable death of these dogs, coupled with his sense of resourcefulness, meant he turned the hides into something useful.

Attribution:

Gift of Martha Hertel

Date:

Date: 1910s

Collection ID:

CCTC #96.17.01