Womenswear gloves

GCT 2017.121

Description

A pair of womenswear gloves, in berry-red hairsheep leather; above wrist (button length 2 3/4), with four covered button decoration, elastic at wrist on palm side, inseams, handsewn points, Boulton thumb, fourchettes, lined silk.

Glove Details

Date:

2017

Materials:

LEATHER

Measurements:

Glove size: 7½

Techniques:

Unknown

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker: Dents

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Associations

Historical Associations:

Crossman, Jonathan

Association Type:

Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London

Historical Association notes:

Jonathan Crossman was the retiring Master Glover of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London in 2017 and gifted a pair of these gloves to male guests at the Banquet on 3 October 2017 at the end of his year of office.Jonathan wrote about his choice of this particular pair of gloves (in 2018): " Colour and style for the ladies, and traditional for the men. "