Evening gloves
The attractive embroidery on these elegant kidskin gloves illustrate subtle nuances of color in the greens, purples and grays, which make them very engaging. Needlework on leather is difficult and would require great skill and the use of special techniques to execute in this caliber. The wheatear motif was particularly popular towards the end of the 19th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening gloves
- Date: fourth quarter 19th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: leather, silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Katharine D. Kittinger, 1953
- Object Number: 2009.300.3145a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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