Womenswear glovess

GCT 2012.17

Description

A joined pair of womenswear gloves, in berry red and black leather; wrist length (button length 1 1/2), with three black buttons on outside edge, black leather detail on edge, bottom and side vent, inseams, Boulton thumb, fourchettes, lined light brown silk.

Glove Details

Date:

2012

Materials:

LEATHER

Measurements:

Glove size: 6½

Techniques:

Unknown

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker: Dents

Gallery

Associations

Historical Associations:

Ebsworth, Keith

Association Type:

Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London

Historical Association notes:

Keith Ebsworth was the retiring Master Glover of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London in 2012 and gifted a pair of these gloves to guests at the Banquet on 25 September 2012 at the end of his year of office. Keith wrote about his choice of this particular pair of gloves (in 2018): "Colour not given before; Style & Short wrist length".