Mittens
1850
- Medium
- linen
- Measurements
- (a) 15.3 × 11.2 cm (left mitten)
(b) 15.0 × 12.0 cm (right mitten) - Place/s of Execution
- Ireland
- Accession Number
- 1100.a-b-D5
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1964 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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The Wedding dress and Irish lace mittens from c. 1850 were not originally worn together, but are presented as such here to show the fashion of the day. Mittens, also known as mitts, were fingerless gloves extending above the wrist. They were often made of kid, net, lace or sheer fabric and were sometimes worn with wedding dresses.
- Physical description
- Machine made net fingerless gloves with allocation for thumb. Design of shamrocks on net, scalloped base.