Pair of Gloves
1780-1790 (made)
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Pair of women’s mittens of white leather, reaching to the elbow. They are embroidered with silver filé along the seams, around the thumb and on the back of the hand, in a pattern of abstract floral and geometric shapes. The opening of each glove is trimmed with ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide dark green silk ribbon.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, silk, silver; tawed, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pair of women's gloves of white leather, 1780-90, British or French; embroidered with silver, elbow length |
| Physical description | Pair of women’s mittens of white leather, reaching to the elbow. They are embroidered with silver filé along the seams, around the thumb and on the back of the hand, in a pattern of abstract floral and geometric shapes. The opening of each glove is trimmed with ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide dark green silk ribbon. |
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| Accession number | T.200-1958 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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