Boxing glove
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, string, textile, horsehair and brass
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937321
Summary
Pair of tan leather boxing gloves with black and gold label: FRANK BRYAN'S REGISTERED / CHAMPION / LONDON. With brown textile tape at the wrists and strung palms; probably stuffed with horsehair. Contained within tan leather satchel (b) with strap (held closed with string). The brass lock, without key, is inscribed in decorative font, 'Earl of Stamford and Warrington (Dunham Massey)'. There is a strap with buckle to the front.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).