Womenswear fingerless mitten

GCT 2007.30

Description

Womenswear fingerless mitten, single, in cream-coloured knitted silk on yellow card; elbow length (button length 10), left hand, knitted with two panels in diagonal design and a different size mesh on the arm.

Glove Details

Date:

1880-1889: 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.