Gloves (Likely French), C. 1735
Item
- Title
- Gloves (Likely French), C. 1735
- Rights
- The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Unknown creator
- Date
- c. 1735
- Description
- Gloves were a statement piece at society events like the opera. Often long and highly detailed, this eighteenth-century pair of gloves most likely produced in France include the ornate features typical of the fashion statement, such as its material mixture of leather and silk with intricate golden detailing.
- Format
- Leather, silk, and gold gloves.
- Publisher
- The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Contributor
- Lindsey Cillis
- Identifier
- The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. C.I.52.28a, b.
- Subject
- Opera; fashion; opera gloves; gloves; women's fashion.
- Source
- JPEG files. The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Unknown photographer. 12/5/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/104756.
- Item sets
- Le Prime Donne-Lindsey C.
