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Description: | pale pink kid, Cornelly machine-embroidered and with additional hand-embroidery, 'bracelet' length; one main piece; finger gussets; one piece thumb with gusset; overlocked seams; back of hand embroidered with lilies, each with 5 backward curved petals and leaves, flowers decorated with single stitches in crimson silk in each petal, and 3 stamens, each ending in a knot
fastening: wrist placket bound with kid, pearl button, (2 hole on /A, 4 hole on /B), jetted buttonhole
marks: in both gloves, 4 sets of dry-cleaning marks on cotton tapes, Worn by donor’s grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth Pilsworth (nee Culley), b. 10.7.1888; married 1909 Alderman Louis Pilsworth (1887 – 1950) lace manufacturer in Nottingham, firstly with F W Pare & Co, then in partnership with Pare as Pare and Pilsworth, 1920 to c.1940. From c.1940 to his death he was listed as an embroidery manufacturer. The firm continued, becoming a limited company in c.1955, until 1985 when it closed down. Alderman was Sheriff in 1938 and Lord Mayor in 1941-2. They resided at 7 Sefton Drive, Mapperley Park, Nottingham
Accession number: NCMG 2005-51 | Subjects: | costume (women's) machine embroidery | Temporal: | 1935-1940 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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