Glove, Evening
Object number2016.36.1 a,b
Date1993
MediumKidskin (Leather); Pearl
Credit LineGift of Cinderella Ball Committee
DescriptionPair of opera length gloves kidskin gloves.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a): 22.5 × 5.188 × 0.313 in. (57.2 × 13.2 × 0.8 cm)Length x Width x Depth (b): 22.5 × 5.438 × 0.313 in. (57.2 × 13.8 × 0.8 cm)
MarksEach glove interior has black stamped text with product information and sizing:
(a) "38" near arm opening;
(b) "9" near arm opening; "9" in oval above wrist opening; and "No 850" inside back of hand.
Historical NotesPair of gloves worn at the Cinderella Ball. Cinderella Ball is Pittsburgh society’s debutante ball, which has been held virtually every year between 1924 and 2011. At the Cinderella Ball young ladies are presented to society on the arms of their fathers in age-old traditional cotillion style. This Ball is the oldest charity event in Pittsburgh and the second oldest debutante ball in America.
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1897
Joseph Horne Company
1896
1940-1972
1960-1969