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Pair of Gloves

1730-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pair of men's white kid gloves. Over wrist length with a plain rounded cuff. The thumb has a rounded base extending into the palm. The fingers have small arrowhead gussets. There are three whipped seams on the back extending from the base of the fingers inwards towards the wrist. The stitch marks around the cuff suggests that this too might have been whipped. Inside one of the cuffs is '1-3' marked in ink. The other was stamped with a circular monogram with 'fine kid' stamped inside.


Object details

Categories
Men's Clothes
Leather
Accessories
Textiles
Object type
Pair of gloves
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glove
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
Kid leather
Kid Leather
Hand Sewing
Brief description
Pair of men's white kid leather gloves, British, 1730-1760.
Physical description
Pair of men's white kid gloves. Over wrist length with a plain rounded cuff. The thumb has a rounded base extending into the palm. The fingers have small arrowhead gussets. There are three whipped seams on the back extending from the base of the fingers inwards towards the wrist. The stitch marks around the cuff suggests that this too might have been whipped. Inside one of the cuffs is '1-3' marked in ink. The other was stamped with a circular monogram with 'fine kid' stamped inside.
Dimensions
  • Cuff to tip of middle finger length: 28.5cm
  • Width: 10.5
  • Depth: 2cm
Credit line
Given by Worcester County Museum
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.123&A-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O360652/pair-of-gloves-unknown/
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