Gloves
Details
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- Medium
- leather
- Origin
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. Claggett Wilson, 1946
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Fashion Design and Wearable Art Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as Gloves, and the image clearly shows a shaped leather glove intended as a wearable accessory.
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The museum lists Portraits as a subject, and the glove visibly bears a single head-and-shoulders portrait.
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Masculinity Metadata · 93%
The museum's subject metadata lists Men; the single depicted sitter is presented as a masculine figure, though the small image limits detailed identification.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 88%
A bordered horizontal band of scrolling botanical ornament appears near the cuff, while a leafy wreath frames the portrait.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to 1824, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 99%
The museum record identifies the place of origin as French.
Materials
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Leather/Hide Both · 99%
Leather is specified as the medium, and the image shows a pale, stitched leather glove.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Gloves. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.