Name/Title
GlovesEntry/Object ID
2017.16.1 A-BDescription
Pair of light brown leather gloves. The back of each glove features three braided points, and the front includes a strap around the wrist. The gloves have darkened around the touch points, especially the tips of the fingers and the sides of palms.Use
These mid-forearm length gloves with wide cuffs are known as gauntlets. Ideal for driving and physically demanding tasks, gauntlet gloves protected the sleeves of a woman's dress or coat and kept her hands smooth and clean. Reinforcing the accessory's practical function, the adjustable panels along the wrist allowed the wearer to easily slip the gloves on and off without fussing with a series of buttons.Context
These gloves were once owned by Videau Legare Beckwith (1874–1944). Born in Charleston and raised in Aiken, Videau moved to Columbia shortly after the Presbyterian College for Women (later Chicora College) was established in the Hampton-Preston Mansion in 1890. After leaving Columbia, Videau attended the School of Expression in Boston and, in 1900, married Reverend Samuel Cary Beckwith (1870–1939), with whom she had three children.Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
GlovesClothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Material
LeatherColor
BrownMade/Created
Date made
circa 1900 - 1930Dimensions
Width
3-3/4 inLength
11-1/2 in
