Child’s Blue Straw Hat, 1940s
This hat was worn by Miss Marson from Hanchurch when she was a little girl in the 1940s.
The hat is made out of straw woven together and dyed blue.
It has a blue ribbon going around the base of the ...
Fingerless Mittens, c.1840-1850
Mittens were a popular lightweight alternative to gloves for women. It meant that their fingers were free for embroidery and other domestic tasks.
These mittens are made from knitted silk and are ...
Knitted Mittens, WW2
These woollen mittens have been knitted out of khaki coloured wool and were hand knitted probably for a soldier during World War 2..
Ladies 3/4 length Gloves, c.1950-1970
These are fairly plain white nylon gloves except for the small broderie anglaise motifs applied to the top part.
In the 1950s and 1960s many women still wore gloves when in public, but in the late ...
Ladies Kid Leather Gloves, c.1850-1900
Leather gloves have been used for centuries but they were initially for protection for labourers.
When the upper class started to wear leather gloves they were made out of fine leathers such as deerskin ...
Ladies Short Gloves, c.1940
Short gloves were worn generally in the day or with long sleeves and were popular throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.
These gloves appear to have been handmade, crocheted out of wool.
Ladies Short Lace Gloves, c.1950s
Short gloves were worn during the day or with long sleeves and were worn throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
We believe that these gloves date from around the 1950s.
They are made ...
Ladies Silver Evening Gloves, c.1960s
These long gloves would have been worn for a special occasion or as evening wear.
They are made using a metallic silver thread which means they were probably made in the 1960s.
Lurex Gloves, 1960s/1970s
These long evening gloves are made using a lurex type fabric which was popluar in the 1960s and 1970s.