The Glove Collection is a collection of approximately 2,300 historic and contemporary gloves.[1][2] It is associated with the Worshipful Company of Glovers and normally some of the gloves are on display in the Fashion Museum, Bath.[1][3] The collection took on its present form in 2003 when the Glovers Livery Company donated their collection of approximately 250 gloves to The Glove Collection Trust, which manages the collection. [1][4]
History
editThe Worshipful Company of Glovers donated their collection of historic gloves, including a notable set owned by Robert Spence (1871–1964), to the Glove Collection Trust in 2003, forming the Glove Collection.[1][5] The donated gloves included a duplicate of the coronation gloves of Queen Victoria and subsequent monarchs.[5]
Since the donation, the Glove Collection has grown substantially and now has over 2,000 British and European gloves.[1][2][5]
Since 1985, the gloves have been on long-term loan to the Fashion Museum, Bath, and since 2019, all of the gloves have been stored in the Assembly Rooms.[2][3][5][6][7][8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "About Us". The Glove Collection Trust Website. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Glove Collection". The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Glove Stories: The collection of The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London". Museum Crush. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Management of the Collection". The Glove Collection Trust Website. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "A Brief History". The Glove Collection Trust Website. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Glove Stories". Fashion Museum, Bath. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Glove Stories at the Fashion Museum Bath". Fashion Museum, Bath. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Gloving honours for Fashion Museum ahead of new Glove Stories exhibition". Bath Echo. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Glove Stories". Selvedge. Selvedge Magazine. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.