Not currently on display at the V&A

Pair of Gloves

1945 - 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Elbow length gloves for women. Made of black suede with embroidered pink and white flowers, and green foliage.


Object details

Category
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pair of gloves
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glove
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
machine stitched and hand embroidered suede
Suede
Silk
Machine Sewing
Hand Embroidery
Brief description
French, c.1950. Black suede gloves embroidered with pink flowers
Physical description
Elbow length gloves for women. Made of black suede with embroidered pink and white flowers, and green foliage.
Dimensions
  • Length: 38cm
  • Width: 10cm
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • "Made in France" (Stamp; English; inside the glove; stamped; ink)
  • "6" (Stamp; inside the glove; stamped; ink)
Credit line
Given by Julia Hunt
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.917:2-2000

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Record createdNovember 24, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O49593/pair-of-gloves-unknown/
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