Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Gloves
Object Number:
INV.12014ab
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, plastic
Dimensions:
overall a: 9 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. ( 24.1 x 11.1 cm )
overall b: 9 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 23.8 x 11.1 cm )
Marks:
embossed: on each button: "BROOKS BROTHERS"
Description:
Brown machine made men's leather gloves, with vertical slit at the wrist with plastic button closure.
Gallery Label:
Brooks Brothers is embossed on each of the buttons. Brooks Brothers was established in 1818 by Henry Sands Brooks in New York City at Catherine and Cherry Streets, the center of the wholesale clothing trade. They specialized in high quality custom- and ready-made men's clothing. The company took its current name in 1850 when it was taken over by Brooks' sons.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
