Women's Dress Gloves

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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The Recorded Image Project

Name/Title

Women's Dress Gloves

Entry/Object ID

RE-CL-2026-0006

Description

1895-1910

Use

Gloves

Category

1890's, 1900's, Woman, Gloves

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Gloves

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Kid Leather

Material

Leather

Color

Tan

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895 - circa 1910

Time Period

Victorian, 19th Century

Place

Country

England

Notes

The small punched floral dots and stitched panels at the cuff are decorative, not structural. This moves them firmly out of “utility” gloves and into dress accessories.

General Notes

Note Type

Description

Note

Women’s Dress Gloves Kid leather, c. 1895–1910 Scalloped cuffs with decorative stitching and pierced detailing. Gloves were essential accessories for respectable public appearance in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Create Date

January 21, 2026