Evening gloves

Unknown

1830–35 · cotton · Costume Institute

Lisle, the knitted fabric used in these gloves, employs a highly refined cotton that has the look and softness of silk. This allows for the creation of an intricate pattern such as the zig zag example here. The open finger tips are an unusual feature that adds to their interest.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1830–35

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Randolph H. Nexsen, 1944