A sample ladies’ biscuit coloured daywear glove made of fine guage sueded cotton simplex fabric, with inseam brosser stitching and Greek key embroidery.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via past master John Wood in December 2003.
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A sample ladies’ biscuit coloured daywear glove made of fine-gauge sueded cotton simplex fabric, handsewn.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via Past Master John Wood, in December 2003.
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A sample men’s grey daywear glove made of fine-gauge sueded cotton simplex fabric, with brosser inseam stitching.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via Past Master John Wood, in December 2003.
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A sample ladies’ cream daywear glove made of fine-gauge sueded cotton simplex fabric, with brosser inseam stitching. A classic 5 B.L. glove with 3 points.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via Past Master John Wood, in December 2003.
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A sample ladies’ tan daywear glove made of glacé leather, handsewn.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via Past Master John Wood,in December 2003.
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A sample ladies’ cream daywear glove made of glacé leather, with inseam brosser stitching. Fully scalloped cuff with dainty leaf/flower sprigs in cornely embroidery.
Made in England between 1950 and 1960 by Miloré, a company founded by Milo Rich, a refugee from Vienna.
Donated by Frank Curties via Past Master John Wood, in December 2003.
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A pair of ladies’ black suede leather formal evening wear with fine brosser outseam stitching with embroidered metallic bees with beaded eyes. Probably French, bees being the Napoleonic archetypal French emblem.
Dated probably in the 1920’s and donated in 2003 by Marion Kite.
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A pair of ladies cream formal evening wear glacé leather gloves with fine brosser outseam stitching from the 1920s/30s.
3 button Mousquetaire and very long, 21 B.L., cut from one skin which is unusual for this length.
Donated in 2004 by Past Master Margaret Linton.
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A pair of ladies’ kid leather green daywear gloves with full pique stitching, machine embroidered, dated in the 1930’s and possibly Czechoslovakian.
Acquired on E.Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of mens’ warm and decorative yellow suede leather daywear, handstitched, fur trimmed with native beadwork, probably made by innuit women in north america in the mid 20th century.
Acquired on E.Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of ladies’ buffed grain leather ivory daywear and fashion gloves, with full piqué stitching, dated in the 1910-1920’s in France.
Very elegant, 3 decorative contrast tabs secured with a pearl button; a strap wrist, long gusset and braided points.
Acquired by on E.Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of child’s grey sealskin fur mittens, handstitched in the late 20th Century by the innuit of north Canada.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of ladies’ black silk thread machine knitted daywear mittens, in the late 19th Century. Typical of the period.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of ladies’ ivory glacé leather daywear gloves with brosser inseam stitching, of the 1920-1930’s. Unusually, no markings inside the gloves to indicate size, origin or maker.
A very fine, thin leather, with a 21cm.long shaped panel of delicate macramé/leather skilfully inserted on the back of the hand.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of ladies’ black suede leather cocktail/evening gloves with brosser inseam stitching of the 1950-1960’s.
Decorated with sequins, glass beads and pearls, with flowers and leaves pattern.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004.
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A pair of ladies cream warp knitted cotton fabric evening gloves, handsewn. Dated 1950 -1960’s.
The Hong Kong fabric glove industry began to establish itself in the late 1940’s by producing very basic classic cotton gloves. By the 1950’s, more elaborate styles, fashionable and often embroidered or decorated began to be made. This pair is an excellent example.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of men’s brown grain leather gloves, lockstitched.
English, dated 1940’s, were acquired in a box with associated RAF items and aircraft instruments.
The gloves were made from recycled leather and possibly home-made and seem to be of some historical interest.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004
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A pair of ladies’ cream glacé leather daywear gloves with outseam brosser stitching, early 20th century.
Elegant gloves typical of the Edwardian period. Special features are the 1.75 inch turned back cuff with brown leather insert overlaid with two rows of ‘pinked’
scallops and brown welted top edge and palmslip, brown press stud and three brown/cream points
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004
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A pair of ladies’ biscuit coloured rayon locknit daywear gloves with inseam chainstitch, made in England in the 1940’s and bearing Utility Mark CC 41.
Typical classical short glove style of the period, with 3 points even on lightweight rayon gloves and all round welt with vent on the back.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004
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A pair of ladies’ ivory glacé leather daywear gloves with brosser inseam stitching, made in 1930-1950’s, with flower embroidery and embroidered bow, nicely made Spring and Summery gloves.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004
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A pair of ladies’ brown suede leather smart daywear gloves made in 1940’s in France with full pique stitching and single button mousquetaire opening.
Very elegant 6 B L gloves with very fine leather thronging along the whole length of the fingers and gloves in a semi geometric pattern. The gold leather thronging is striking and emphasises the elegance.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004
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A pair of men’s brown gloves with leather palm and fur back and cuff with prixseam palm and cupseam fur machine back and cuff. Designed for winter wear and for matching fur coats. Dating 1930-1950’s when there was a considerable industry producing such gloves which was an offshoot of the fur industry.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in March 2004.
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A pair of young ladies’ mitten gloves, in light yellow sealskin leather, made in the 1930’s in Canada by Grenfell Laprador industries in Newfoundland and Laprador. Mitten sewn inseam and thumb outseam whipstitch with alpine flower embroidery.
Decorative and for the gift trade; an example of innuit Eskimo crafts.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004.
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A pair of ladies’ peach coloured nylon satin fabric gloves for formal wear, possibly French, in 1960-1980’s, with half pique stitching.
A small bow with sunray points. 6 button length. An interesting fabric, for although fabric is woven it has considerable strength probably because the nylon is Swiss helanca nylon, a patented Swiss yarn.
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004.
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A pair of ladies’ black fabric handsewn formal gloves, 5 B L, with sequin and bead embroidery across the cuff in typical Indian style
Acquired on E Bay and donated by Marion Kite in April 2004.
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A pair of ladies’ white formal gloves, machine knitted and side seam sewn, worn at Mrs Helen Economous’s wedding in 1920 and donated by her in April 2004.
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A pair of ladies’ tan glacé leather daywear gloves, with full pique stitching, made in Czechoslovakia in 1930’s/40’s. 3.5 B L with flared cuff and interesting stitching decoration along the back of the fingers and on the cuff and complementary pinhole perforations.
Purchased in April 2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A pair of ladies’ biscuit coloured leather daywear gloves with full pique stitching.
Made in the 1940’s in the United Kingdom, with Utility Mark 334.
A basic utility glove with simple ornamental stitching and perforation on the back. Elastic wrist and cut top. Imitation peccary.
Purchased in April 2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A pair of ladies’ black suede leather daywear gloves with full pique stitching.
Made in the 1950’s.
A fully (silk?) lined shortie glove with elasticated wrist with neat turned back cuff finished with a small knot.
Purchased in April 2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A pair of ladies’ mid-brown leather grain side up daywear gloves with PXM prixseam stitching. A shaped gauntlet with punched out patterned decoration.
Made in the 1930’s, its heavy leather suggests country rather than town wear
2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A miniature pair of brown/biscuit gloves with sealskin back and leather palm, handstitched in mid 20th Century, as a toy, souvenir or ornament.
2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A pair of ladies’ khaki coloured suede leather daywear gloves with full pique stitching, made by Dents in the United Kingdom in the 1960’s – 1970’s.
With knitted wool lining and white rabbit fur lined gauntlet cuff trimmed with mushroom colour fur. 3 points, gusset and three raised rolls each with five diagonally stitched at half inch intervals.
Purchased in 2004 by the Trustees from E Bay via Marion Kite
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A pair of ladies’ knitted fine black cotton fabric formal afternoon wear gloves Dated 1920’s but possibly earlier. Inseam chainstitch.
The gloves are 8 B L with a wide flared cuff, consisting of six Van Dyke-edged inserts in a contrasting coffee-cream colour featuring leaf motifs. The contrast colour is also used for the three points.
Purchased by trustees on E Bay via Marion Kite in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ pink cotton yarn hand crocheted day wear gloves made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955. With an elasticated wrist, a narrow crochet strap with a small button.
A pretty glove, very popular and often worn with cotton summer dresses such as Horrockses.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ hand crocheted day wear gloves in red, white and blue made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955. The cuff with red, white and blue stripes.
Made especially for the U K market for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, in May 2004
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A second pair of ladies’ hand crocheted day wear gloves in red, white and blue made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955. The cuff with red, white and blue stripes.
Made especially for the U K market for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
(See 2004.20.2 +A)
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ hand crocheted day wear gloves made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955. A short glove with small frill cuff.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ white hand crocheted evening wear or formal gloves made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955. A very short mitten.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, Dublin, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ yellow (gold) hand crocheted evening wear or formal gloves made in the Republic of Ireland, 1940/1955.
7 Button length with small flower pattern top cuff. Flower motif crocheted the length of the glove.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, Dublin, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ yellow hand sewn leather (reindeer or caribou) day wear gloves from North America/Canada, made in the 1960’s.
Attributed to the Grenfell Mission in Alaska.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, Dublin, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ mushroom fine suede leather day wear gloves made with inseam brosser stitching in France in the 1950’s/1960’s.
A simple chic style, the ideal accessory for the neat classic line of that era as exemplified by Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, Dublin, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ cream fine suede leather formal gloves made with outseam brosser stitching in France in the 1930’s.
15 B L with 3 button mousquetaire opening, de rigeur for formal functions. The gloves were made by one of the leading French factories, Tréfousse of Chaumont.
Donated by Jeremy Borchardt of Astra Gloves, Dublin, in May 2004
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A pair of ladies’ navy suede leather gloves , formal wear, dated 1930-1950, with brosser outseam stitching.
15 B L, three button mousquetaire opening made by Tréfousse, a leading French manufacturing brand. 3 rows lengthways of embroidered crosses.
Graduated rows of 7, 5 and 4 crosses which creates a slimming effect on the arm.
Donated by Lady Eliza Mays-Smith in April 2004.
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A pair of ladies’ yellow chamois leather gloves, day wear, with brosser outseam stitching, made in 1950’s.
Gloves made from chamois leather were the only washable gloves at a time when gloves were still de rigeur for semi formal or official occasions.
Donated by Liveryman Wendy Mead in June 2004
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A pair of men’s white chamois leather with prixseam stitching made in 1950’s, formal day wear.
Gloves made from chamois leather were the only washable gloves at a time when gloves were still required for semi formal or official occasions.
Donated by Liveryman Wendy Mead in May 2004
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A pair of men’s cream/light brown leather palm, fur back gloves, worn for warmth
in North America, with inseam stitching made in 1970/80’s by native Eskimo Indians, probably for the tourist trade.
Donated by Liveryman Marion Kite in May 2004
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A ladies’ brown leather glove, with very fine outseam stitching and flowers and barley embroidery.
The buttons for each inch of this eight button length glove are missing
Donated by Liveryman Marion Kite in November 2004
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A pair of ladies’ green felt handstitched mittens of the early 21st Century.
Fun wear probably made for the tourist trade by native American inuits with white contrast stitching, a white polar bear motif on the back of the hand and edged with white rabbit skin.
Donated by Liveryman Marion Kite in November 2004
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A pair of ladies’ light green leather formal evening wear with brosser outseam stitching, made in Luxembourg for Dents in 1950’s.
A standard style but attractive colour.
Donated by Mrs Barbara Down, wife of past master Michael Down, in March 2005.
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A pair of ladies’ cream leather formal evening wear with very fine brosser outseam stitching made in 1950’s in France
18 B L with very fine soft leather. Because of its unusual length one skin was not large enough to yield the pair, hence the chevron join part way up the arm
Donated by Mrs Barbara Down, wife of past master Michael Down, in March 2005.
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A pair of ladies’ black leather evening wear with inseam stitching made in 1920’s in Grenoble, France.
7 B L boulton thumb, quirks, fourchettes, on each back four sprays of multicoloured flowers and ribbons and, unusually, a small embroidered flower at the end of each finger. Minute scallops at cut cuff.
Donated by Marion Kite in June 2005
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A wooden light brown glove box 10” by 3.5” by 2” with crossed gloves printed on the lid (of contemporary style). Dated 1920’s. A simple press/clip fastening, lined with white paper – base brown, mottled paper.
Donated by Douglas Sweet in May 2005, acquired from an antique shop in Wexford, Eire.
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