White gloves worn by Eugene Allen
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of white gloves from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The gloves have three (3) seams on the back of the hand. There is an elastic band on the interior wrist. The thumb of the left glove is frayed with areas of loss.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.5.1.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: tuxedoes
label: Type
content: gloves
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber, elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Right glove): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/4 in. (24.1 × 15.2 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Left glove): 9 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 1 in. (24.1 × 13.7 × 2.5 cm)