Evening gloves

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

All hand sewn, the construction of the gloves is particularly detailed for the period. Between each finger are small diamond-shaped gussets (quirks) which would have required considerable skill to fashion in leather.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art