Pattern, Clothes

Glove form, Hancock, MA

Object ID:
1957.8505.1a,b
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Description

The glove form comprises two light wood halves and a small piece of wood inside. Each half is hallowed out to hold this small piece of wood. (a) is carved into a thumb and pointer finger. The thumb is carved at an angle with all other fingers pointing straight up. (b) is the pinky, ring, and middle fingers. The pinky is 5/8" shorter than the ring finger, which is 1/2" shorter than the middle finger. Each side and palm taper to spindles and then widen just before the end. The ends of the spindles have corkscrew cuts.

Massachusetts Hancock

Massachusetts Hancock

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