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Pair of women's kid gloves
Spanish
1825–50
Object Place: Spain
Medium/Technique
Kid, oil on canvas
Dimensions
23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 71 x 51 in. (180 x 130 cm)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1981a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite kid printed in black and painted in shades of red, yellow, green: "CUPID SOBRE UNDELFIN" (Cupid on a dolphin) with banner inscribed "Trae con justa razon/ Cupido flor es sus mani/Por que en qual que ocasion//Las tierras sujetas son/Y los mares le son llamos"; inscribed below title "Sentado solve en delfin./Teniendo en la maro flores./ Dice: todo cede al fin/ Al poder de los amores" border of vine scrolling around pole; white silk ribbon lacing. Punched and pinked edge.