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Handlist description: Tapestry woven glove

Card/Transcription No.: 046cc


46 (cc) Tapestry woven glove. 35

<> 14.5 0 1 2.5 3 5.8 6.7 10.2 12.2

R hand glove. Made of two pieces of tapestry woven cloth, cut out to shape, fingers and all. These joined by sewing all round edges a strip of ordinary cloth 1.6 wide, thus .8 showing on each side of glove. Thumb to 1st finger 4.5 1st finger to thumb 10.5 1st finger to 2nd 7.5 2nd finger to 1st 8 2nd finger to 3rd 8 3rd finger to 2nd ? 4th finger to 3rd 5.5

Pattern Lower border in white thread <> & circles. Above feather pattern. Colours ? but green certainly. Back of glove all feather pattern. Remains of tapes .5 wide. Treatment Sprayed with celluloid in acetone.

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