Glove
Robinson and Cleaver
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Kid leather, mother-of-pearl buttons.
Measurements
500 x 85 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604305.1
Summary
A woman's glove from a pair of gloves, made from white kid leather, brand new and unworn. The elbow-length glove has three mother-of-pearl buttons at the wrist for fastening and is otherwise unembellished. A rather indistinct merchant's stamp on the inner face of the cuff reads, "Robinson & Cleaver. Regent Street. W1", the seller.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Cunningham.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, upper cuff.: A rather indistinct stamp on the inner face of the cuff reads, "Robinson Cleaver. Regent Street. W1". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
Robinson and Cleaver, seller