Womenswear gloves

GCT 2006.4.8

Description

A pair of womenswear gloves, in French blue leather and cream-coloured cotton crochet; short length (button length 1.5), with leather palm, crochet back, side vent at inside edge, outseams, stab stitch in cream-coloured thread, Boulton thumb, quirks and fourchettes.

Glove Details

Date:

1930-1939: Approximate date

Materials:

COTTON, LEATHER

Measurements:

Unknown

Techniques:

CROCHET

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker

Gallery

Associations

Historical Associations:

Howard, Doris Ethel

Association Type:

Wearer

Historical Association notes:

Donor Ruth May wrote to Douglas Sweet that the gloves belonged to her aunt Doris Ethel Howard. Doris lived in South Africa.