Gaiters

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Gaiters

Entry/Object ID

1991.37.6a-b

Description

Knitted gaiters. The legs are knitted with vertical ribbing; they are black with 2 horizontal white stripes. The upper legs are made much wider than the ankles, and there is a narrow cuff at the top. The feet are white and knitted in a much small gauge. They are toeless and heelless.

Context

Worn by Dennis Gove in Warren, Vermont and Fayston, Vermont, while playing baseball.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.37

Source or Donor

Gove, Nancy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1939

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gaiter

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gove, Dennis Edward, Sr. (1898-1990)

Related Places

Place

Town

Warren

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America