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Pair of knitted gloves
French
17th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 25 x 1.5 cm (15 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1357a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPair of gloves said to have belonged to Cardinal Richelieu. Flaring cuffs of white satin with design of large flowers and foliage worked with green, pink and blue silk and silver thread worked over padding attached to gloves knitted in stripes of brown and cream colored silk. A medallion on the right-hand glove is embroidered with the monogram of Christ, one on the left hand glove is with the monogram of the Virgin. Trimmed with tufts of ribbon and silver thread. Faded.