Mink Muff
Late 19th century
19th Century
7 in. x 11 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
fur
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Roger W. Griswold II
Accession Number:
1997.17.2
A mink muff with silk lining and a round handle possibly made of bakelite or plastic to resemble tortoiseshell. It was formerly owned by Elizabeth Diodate Griswold Lane (1825-1910), the youngest daughter of Gov. Roger Griswold, sister of Robert Harper Griswold, Florence's father. She married judge William Griswold Lane.