Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gloves
Object Number:
1973.22.1ab
Date:
1895-1901
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
overall a: 9 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 24.8 x 8.6 cm )
overall b: 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
White silk jersey machine knit gloves, hemmed at the wrist.
Gallery Label:
These gloves were worn by Congressman Cornelius Amory Pugsley at the funeral services of William McKinley (1843-1901) on September 17, 1901 in Washington, D.C. President McKinley was shot by an anarchist in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, and died eight days later.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Chester A. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
