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Kid gloves worn by Florance Trevor

1951

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

White kid gloves worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. The gloves end just beyond the wrist with a triangular cut-out in the center top edge and the ends trimmed in off-white floral lace. There are three (3) decorative seams on the top of each hand. The number "33" is stamped in black ink on the interior of both gloves. The number "6 1/2" is stamped in black ink on the interior of the right glove.

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Catalog reference: 2014.73.1.5ab

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