These gloves are made of kid leather and are lined with pink silk. The cuffs are decorated with silver braid and floral designs. This tells us that a man of very high status would have worn these gloves. It also tells us that they were mostly worn to show off the wearers social status, gloves like these were often worn tucked into belts, carried in the hand or even attached to hats. They were also a popular courtship gift. Shakespeare's father was a glover and Shakespeare would have grown up very familiar with gloves and the gloving trade.

John Shakespeare made gloves from skins such as sheep, goat, kid and even sometimes dog.

There are more than 70 references to leather and glove making in Shakespeare's plays

John Shakespeare made gloves from all kinds of skins and some only had two fingers for workmen to use.

John Shakespeare made gloves from all kinds of skins and some only had two fingers for workmen to use.

The rabbit and squirrel skins were really soft and smooth. The split mitten looks very interesting to put on though it feels funny wearing a glove with just two fingers.

These are beautifully embrodered. They were very interesting to look at and very fashionable.

My favourite colleciton item are the embroidered gloves because I thought the gloves were very interesting and fashionable. 

These are my favourite items because they would have looked posh.