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Gloves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pair of gloves by artist unknown titled "Gloves". The gloves are made of tan leather and have a frayed edge at the wrist. The cuffs are made of a dark red fabric with a gold embroidered design. The design features a repeating pattern of squares with intricate gold threadwork. The background is white. The gloves are laid flat on the surface with the fingers pointing upwards. The left glove is on the left side and the right glove on the right. Both gloves have 4 fingers and a thumb is not shown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1645
Medium:
leather, silk, linen, metallic thread
Culture:
European
Dimensions:
600 × 478 px
Museum record:
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