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The Duke of Edinburgh's carriage-driving gloves

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GCT 2017.73

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Description

A pair of The Duke of Edinburgh’s carriage-driving gloves, in dark mushroom brown deerskin suede leather; wrist length (button length 1.5), with three stitched points, prick seam throughout, Velcro at wrist, Boulton thumb, quirks and fourchettes.

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Glove Details

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Date:

1997: Approximate date

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Unknown

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Designer / Manufacturer / Retailer

Glovemaker: Alwyn Gloves

Leather producer: Pittards

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Associations

Historical Associations:

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

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Wearer

Historical Association notes:

The story goes that the leather prepared by Pittards was sourced from a deer from the Balmoral Estates.

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