Glove
1790-1805 (made)
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Wrist-length woman's right glove of fine bleached linen, cut on the cross [bias]. It is embroidered in satin stitch with white silk floss in a circle of scrolls on the back of the hand and a row of dots between 2 rows of scrolls around the wrist. The thumb gusset is reinforced with herringbone stitch.
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Materials and techniques | Linen, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
Brief description | Woman's right glove of whitework linen, British, 1790-1805 |
Physical description | Wrist-length woman's right glove of fine bleached linen, cut on the cross [bias]. It is embroidered in satin stitch with white silk floss in a circle of scrolls on the back of the hand and a row of dots between 2 rows of scrolls around the wrist. The thumb gusset is reinforced with herringbone stitch. |
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Credit line | Given by G. J. Stewart |
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Accession number | T.193-1961 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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