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Gloves, c.1625

13th May 2022 / Collections, Museum

During the Tudor and Stuart period, gloves such as these were symbols of wealth and sophistication. They were unlikely to have been worn to protect the hands or keep warm but instead were displayed, either hooked into a belt or casually carried in the hand, where the colourful silks and silver threads would have drawn …

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