Gauntlet glove
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather.
Measurements
280 x 150 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 295072
Summary
Thick leather gauntlet with crude leather stitching around the glove and thumb. The glove has a separate thumb and index finger, and the rest of the fingers are in a single mitten. The thumb is damaged from wear and is missing its tip. There is a short leather strap extending from the edge, along the outer arm.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.