Menswear gloves

GCT 2017.128

Description

A pair of menswear gloves, in black leather; wrist length (button length 2), outseams stab-stitched in black thread, vent palm side, three points, Boulton thumb, fourchettes, lined red silk.

Glove Details

Date:

2015

Materials:

LEATHER

Measurements:

Glove size: 9

Techniques:

Unknown

Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker: Dents

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Associations

Historical Associations:

Esslemont, Ann

Association Type:

Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London

Historical Association notes:

Ann Esslemont was the retiring Master Glover of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London in 2015 and gifted a pair of these gloves to guests at the Banquet on 7 October 2015 at the end of her year of office. Ann wrote about her choice of this particular pair of gloves (in 2018): "Chosen because I thought they illustrated the quality of English workmanship as demonstrated by Dents. Mens' city wear gloves, every gentleman should have a pair! And the (tarty) scarlet silk lining, was a private joke by me, saying that my year was intended to be fun; it has a serious side, but underneath everything was "Let's have fun!!!".