Womenswear fingerless mitten

GCT 2007.27

Description

Womenswear fingerless mitten, single, in cream knitted silk; elbow length (button length 12), right hand, knitted with pattern of interlocking curves on narrow mesh on the arm and bands at the wrist, top, and bottom of the mitten.

Glove Details

Date:

1905-1910: Approximate date

Materials:

SILK

Measurements:

Unknown

Techniques:

KNITTED

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Fabric manufacturer: W Ball & Son Ltd

Gallery

Associations

Historical Associations:

The National Association of Glove Manufacturers

Association Type:

Provenance

Historical Association notes:

Letter dated 21/09/1960 from C.J. Wood of W.Ball & Son Ltd, Ilkeston, Derbyshire to Miss Greenaway at the National Association of Glove Manufacturers listing and enclosing the donation of four singles or samples of the work of the firm.