Pair of gloves
The wide wrist gauntlets of this pair of gloves are decorated with stitches and motifs also found on purses of the period. In addition, the gold and silver bobbin lace trim is also similar to that found on some embroidered jackets. The delicacy of the decoration on these gloves emphasizes the fact that they were intended as decorative accessories rather than practical gloves for protection from severe weather.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of gloves
- Date: first half 17th century
- Culture: British
- Medium: Leather; canvas worked with silk and metal thread; tent, Gobelin, detached buttonhole variations, and plaited braid stitches; metal bobbin lace; silk and metal ribbon
- Dimensions: L. 13 1/4 x W. 8 inches (33.7 x 20.3 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
- Object Number: 28.210.1, .2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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British
ca. 1771–73
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1772
British, possibly Birmingham
ca. 1760–70
British, possibly Birmingham
ca. 1760–70
British, possibly Birmingham
1764
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