A pair of brown leather senior police officer's gloves c1970
Name/Title
A pair of brown leather senior police officer's gloves c1970
Entry/Object ID
609
Description
A pair of brown leather gloves with sheepskin/imitation sheepskin, lining each with a press stud fastening marked on the outside "Made In England and on an inside label "Prova Regd. Size 9 1/2 252/9102". Both are very worn and one is has a large hole in it.
Use
For a police officer of inspector and above to wear
Context
Police officers of the rank of inspector and above traditionally have worn uniforms with a number of differences to those of constables and sergeants. This extended to the type of gloves worn. Police Forces followed the military example of issuing officers with brown coloured leather gloves, which were given to inspectors and above, the lower ranks having black ones. In more recent years with the widespread abandonment of tunics and more dress style uniforms, it has become normal practice for all officers to have black gloves regardless of rank. Occasionally at formal or ceremonial events very senior officers are still seen wearing brown gloves. This particular pair probably date from the 1970s.
