Lady’s glove with a portrait of Lafayette, The United States, 1824–25
date: label: date made
content: 1825
name: label: associated person
content: Lafayette, Marquis de
notes: label: Description
content: In 1824–25 the Marquis de Lafayette made a grand tour of the United States. The outpouring of public affection for the Revolutionary hero left a trail of commemorative silk ribbons, ceramics, household wares, and gloves stamped with Lafayette’s likeness.
label: Description
content: The commemorative gloves were a source of consternation for the “Nation’s Guest.” When a lady presented her hand to be kissed, Lafayette was stunned to see his own image there. Offered a gloved hand at a ball in Philadelphia, Lafayette “murmur[ed] a few graceful words to the effect that he did not care to kiss himself, he [then] made a very low bow, and the lady passed on."
label: Description
content: Gift of Mrs. E. M. Chapman, 1912
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Souvenir Nation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. E. M. Chapman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.013487
label: catalog number
content: 13487
label: accession number
content: 54393
objectType: label: Object Name
content: glove
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white (overall connector/connecting technique)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 3 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 8.89 cm