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Child's Gloves

Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

Date

1770

GUSN

GUSN-268896

Description

Pair of white kid, hand sown men's gloves with stiffened cuffs, marked on inside "J.Q." Also "S M" Attached note reads: "Gloves worn by Col. Josiah Quincy who built this house, his third home in Quincy."

Details

Descriptive Terms

gloves
kidskin
Glove

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Massachusetts

Dimensions

11 3/8 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

1970.500

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