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Subiaco Museum > Records

GLOVES: CREAM, KID, LONG

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c. 1940

Overview

Pair of long, cream, kid skin gloves. Opening at wrist on each glove features three pearl buttons for fastening.

Historical information

Used by Miss Nancy Russell of 139 Hamersley Road, Subiaco, and later of West Perth. Miss Russell led a busy social life. She travelled overseas and in 1938 or 39 attended the Sorbonne University in Paris. Miss Russell died in 2003.

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cwa-org-43-2003.78a-b

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COSTUME ACCESSORIES

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Statement of significance

Significant as social and local historical example of costume worn early 20th c.

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