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Pair of Gloves

1760 - 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A pair of women's gloves of white kid embroidered in a floral design with pink and green silk. The seams outlined in herring-bone stitch with salmon-pink silk.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glove
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
Kid leather, silk thread, linen thread; hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description
A pair of women's gloves, 1760-90, English, white kid embroidered with pink and green silk, flowers
Physical description
A pair of women's gloves of white kid embroidered in a floral design with pink and green silk. The seams outlined in herring-bone stitch with salmon-pink silk.
Dimensions
  • Pair, overall length: 42.0cm (approx)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harry Matthews
Collection
Accession number
T.48:1,2-2015

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Record createdJune 25, 2015
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