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Pair of women's gloves

French (Paris), worn in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: Paris, France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Kid leather with ceramic buttons
Dimensions 22.5 x 10 cm (8 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.990a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWhite kid gloves, button at wrist.
Marks Stamped inside in blue ink: "F BAIBREMONT PARIS 73"
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949