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Evening Glove

1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening glove of machine-embroidered white leather with a backing of embroidered muslin and lined with silk. From a design Circ.313-1962. Part of the Kessell experiment (1949) of embroidery interpretations carried out by teachers and students of from colleges of art.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine-embroidered leather, backed with embroidered muslin, lined with silk
Brief description
Evening glove of machine-embroidered leather and embroidered muslin, designed by Mary Kessell, embroidered by Frances Beal, Great Britain, 1949
Physical description
Evening glove of machine-embroidered white leather with a backing of embroidered muslin and lined with silk. From a design Circ.313-1962. Part of the Kessell experiment (1949) of embroidery interpretations carried out by teachers and students of from colleges of art.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.75in
  • Width: 12cm
Credit line
Given by the Needlework Development Scheme
Production
NDS 2372
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.315-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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