Men's Gloves
date: label: date made
content: 1769
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pair of early 1800s, men’s white leather gloves. Gloves were an integral part of men’s dress during the 1800s. Men could wear colored gloves during the day, but white gloves were the only color acceptable to wear with evening attire.
place: label: used
content: United States: Connecticut, Stonington
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Brenton Copp
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.006740
label: catalog number
content: 006740
label: accession number
content: 28810
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gloves, pair of
label: Object Type
content: Accessories Worn on the Body
label: Object Type
content: Man
label: Object Type
content: Gloves
label: Object Type
content: Handwear
label: Other Terms
content: gloves, pair of; Handwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 12 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 31.115 cm