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Collections

Woman's Mitts1700-1725

Not on view
Pair of cream fabric mitts with allover gold and green floral embroidery and green-bound edges, displayed flat
Pair of cream fabric gauntlet gloves with dense gold thread embroidery in a scrolling floral pattern, trimmed with green ribbon along the edges, displayed flat on a neutral background.
Textile fragment with tan running-stitch embroidery on undyed linen, depicting a repeating pattern of stylized flowers, lotus forms, and curling leaves; a folded edge reveals a second embroidered layer beneath, with chain-stitched floral motifs in golden thread.
Embroidered textile fragment on loosely woven ivory cloth, featuring floral and vine motifs in cream-colored thread using chain stitch and running stitch, with vertical braided borders dividing the surface into panels.
Title
Woman's Mitts
Place Made
Probably India for the Western market
Date Made
1700-1725
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Length: 13 1/2 in. (34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.43.4a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • Blanco F., José and Mary D. Doering, eds. Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, vol. 1, Pre-Colonial Times Through the American Revolution. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2016.