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Pair of Gloves

1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of women's above elbow-length gloves of kid leather dyed yellow. They are embroidered in 3 lines of stem stitch with white silk floss on the back of the hand from the base of the fingers to the wrist, and in 2 lines around each thumb.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glove
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
Leather, silk; tawed, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description
Pair of women's yellow kid leather gloves, Ireland, 1796, elbow-length
Physical description
Pair of women's above elbow-length gloves of kid leather dyed yellow. They are embroidered in 3 lines of stem stitch with white silk floss on the back of the hand from the base of the fingers to the wrist, and in 2 lines around each thumb.
Dimensions
  • T.293 1965 length: 48.5cm (approx)
  • T.293 a 1965 length: 49.5cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
'Js Ryan Maker Limerick 96' (Written inside the gloves)
Collection
Accession number
T.293&A-1965

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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