Glove box
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cardboard, paper.
Measurements
25 x 260 x 80 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603887.1
Summary
A glove box for selling or storing gloves, made from maroon-coloured cardboard with a watermark pattern and edged with gold, now tarnished. The box interior still has the remains of the original paper lining inside, although it is now torn and detached in places. A paper label attached to the outer face of the glove box reads, "No.9900. Silk Mitts. Black".
Marks and inscriptions
Box outer, short side.: A paper label attached to the outer face of the glove box reads, "No.9900. Silk Mitts. Black". See associated photograph for further details.