Pair of Miniature Gloves

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Pair of miniature woman's red and beige kid gloves closed at the wrist with a button. The wrists are made in the gauntlet style, composed of two layers of pinked, scalloped and cut kid suede frills. The uppermost are red and the bottom frills are beige. The opening for the buttons are trimmed with red suede. The thumb is attached separately.

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Category	Accessories
Object type	Pair of miniature gloves
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Glove Glove
Materials and techniques	Tanned kid, hand and machine sewn Kid Silk Tanning Spun
Brief description	Pair of miniature gloves, suede, brown trim, 1870-1890
Physical description	Pair of miniature woman's red and beige kid gloves closed at the wrist with a button. The wrists are made in the gauntlet style, composed of two layers of pinked, scalloped and cut kid suede frills. The uppermost are red and the bottom frills are beige. The opening for the buttons are trimmed with red suede. The thumb is attached separately.
Dimensions	Longest length: 9.3cm Widest width: 6.5cm Base of gauntlet circumference: 11.5cm Width taken from base of thumbhold width: 4cm Height of index finger height: 2cm
Credit line	Given by Mrs. Nan Beecher-Moore
Object history	Given by Mrs Nan Beecher-Moore
Historical context	Probably made in Britain. It is likely that they were made for trade purposes as an example of a style of gloves that could be supplied by a manufacturer or trader.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.49:2-2000

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Record created	March 8, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O33749/pair-of-miniature-unknown/

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