Glove Stretcher

glove stretchers

Name/Title

Glove Stretcher

Entry/Object ID

2007.56

Description

Bone glove stretcher consisting of two arms attached at the center by a hinge. The arms sit together on one side of the hinge, flaring outward into handles on the other side. The handle side is carved to culminate in round knobs. When the handles are squeezed together, the other ends of the arms separate apart.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.56

Source or Donor

Ogden, Sally

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of my grandmother, Mary Kille Lowry Warren

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stretcher, Glove

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Material

Ivory, Bone