Womenswear gloves

GCT 2008.3.6

Description

A joined pair of womenswear gloves, in black suede leather; above elbow length (button length 15.5), with raised embroidery on back in diamantés and black bugle beads in all-over sparsely dotted design and triangularly-placed fern leaf design at top, three button mousquetaire opening, outseams, Boulton thumb, quirks and fourchettes.

Glove Details

Date:

1950-1959: Approximate date

Materials:

SUEDE LEATHER

Measurements:

Glove size: 6½

Techniques:

APPLIED (BEADS), EMBROIDERY

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker: Trefousse

Gallery

Associations

Historical Associations:

Winton, Joseph

Association Type:

Provenance

Historical Association notes:

Donor Joseph Winton wrote: "You may perhaps already know that for many years Trefousse supplied gloves to Her Majesty the Queen, and also to the late Queen Mother and the late Princess Margaret. I executed many of the orders myself and they were great days!"