The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 107
e on to the back ofthe glove, as seen in Queen Elizabeths coronation glove. GLOVES AND MITTENS 71 (See Figure 93.) According to Mr. W. W. Skeat (in ThePast at our Doors, 1911), the seams were lengthened to makethe wearers fingers look longer and slimmer. This stitching was and is often somewhat… … Figure 93.—Queen Elizabethscoronation glove, showing thestitching (which serves to keep inplace the pieces between thefingers) carried down on to theback. (From a photograph, bythe courtesy of Messrs. FownesBrothers and Co.)
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