Doll's glove
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
circa 1837 - circa 1901
Materials
Kid leather and suede
Measurements
102 mm (length of smallest); 142 mm (length of largest)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659757
Summary
55 kid leather or suede dolls' gloves (one beige pair only on display) which are probably Victorian/Edwardian. Some are in pairs, of which some are sewn together at the cuffs. Some are odd ones. Some are two tone (front and back). Some have contrasting coloured stitching. All are machine stitched around the fingers and thumbs and all have three stitched lines on the back. There are 15 pale blue-grey (including cream and pale blue); 12 cream(ish); 8 red (including red and cream); 6 green; 5 purple; 4 brown; 3 pink (including pink and dark green) and 2 beige gloves. Total number of items is fifty five