Pair of gloves | British | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pair of gloves MET Museum Date: 1600–1625 Culture: British Medium: Leather, satin worked with silk and metal thread; long-and-short, satin knot, and couching stitches; metal bobbin lace Dimensions: L. 13 1/2 x W. 6 inches (34.3 x 15.2 cm) Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Defunct Fashion
Gloves | c. 1590 Gloves in the 16th and early 17th centuries were much more than just an accessory to fashionable dress. The wearing or carrying of gloves by either sex was a conspicuous mark of rank and ostentation. They were worn in the hat or belt, as well as carried in the hand. Gloves were popular as gifts and were often given by a young gallant to his favourite mistress. In combat, a glove was thrown down as a gage, or challenge. (v&a museum)
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