Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Glove |
Catalog Number |
0985.10.00004, a |
Description |
One pair of (probably machine) knitted , over-the-wrist gloves, with cuffs fuller than the hands. The fabric was originally white or ivory in color. The cuffs are in two layers. The top layer is an open work stitch. The second layers is stockinette stitich. Knuckles have a single line of embroidery over each. |
Dimensions |
W-7.5 L-12.5 inches |
Owned |
Jefferson Davis; Mary Burt |
Event |
flight and capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865 |
Provenance |
Jefferson Davis wore this pair of gloves during the war. Varina Howell Davis gave them to Miss Mary Burt in 1865 while staying in Abbeville, South Carolina at the Hon. Armistead Burt's home, where the last Confederate Cabinet meeting was held. Mrs. Davis gave them to Miss Burt saying, "Keep them, they will be a relic some day." |
People |
Davis, Jefferson Davis, Varina Banks Howell [Mrs. Jefferson] Howell, Varina Banks Burt, Mary |
Search Terms |
flight and capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865 items left behind Abbeville, South Carolina |
Subjects |
gifts Accessories Gloves Clothing & dress Garments |