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Pair of women's gloves
probably French
18th century
Object Place: probably France
Medium/Technique
Silk knit
nit ground embroidered with silk and metallic threads
nit ground embroidered with silk and metallic threads
Dimensions
Length: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1265a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionKnitted with scarlet silk, the fingers with reddish orange silk, the backs of the gloves and border around cuff embroidered with gold thread in design of fine flowering vines. Gold thread is tarnished, knitting has been repaired.