Pair of Ladies’ Gloves

About 1900

  • Titles Pair of Ladies' Gloves (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk, metal
  • Dimensions Overall: 3 1/2 x 20 in. (8.9 x 50.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Helen Benedict Byrd in honor of Martha Milner Benedict, 1986.1088.1-.2
  • Work Type gloves
  • Classification Costume

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