Name/Title
evening glovesEntry/Object ID
1999.019.001 a-bDescription
One pair of cream-colored kid leather, elbow length gloves. All seam finely overcast stitched on outside with with light tan thread as are the three points on top hand area. Gusset [quirk] thumb, fourchette fingers. Worn with evening dress, these gloves have a 4 1/2" opening at the back of the wrists, enabling the wearer to slip their hands out and roll back those parts of the gloves, e.g. during dining, without having to remove the entire glove. The closures have three mother of pearl buttons/hand worked buttonholes along wrists. Top edges shaped, but not identically. Right glove stamped: "No. 36/ 6 1/4". Right glove has has top buttonhole enlarged and larger button added; left glove has had tear at top of opening mendedAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Dobell, JoanNotes
Accession Date: 14-Jul-99
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Glove, EveningNomenclature Primary Object Term
GloveNomenclature Sub-Class
Clothing AccessoriesNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
gloves, evening glovesClass
Personal Objects - Clothing - Clothing AccessoriesCreated By
Greenlee, LucyCreate Date
August 4, 1999Updated By
Michael GoodchildUpdate Date
October 12, 2023