Glove Stretcher
Maker
Unknown
Daten. d.
Mediumsilver-plate and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions6 3/8 × 1/4 inches (16.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Emma I. Watkins.
Object numberOT1956.5
On View
Not on viewCollections
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextIn the 19th century, rules of etiquette called for men and women to wear gloves in public. Gloves were most often made of kid leather, because of its strength and flexibility. Glove stretchers were used to restore the fingers of kid gloves after washing, which made them wrinkled and stiff. The pointed end of the stretcher was placed into the finger of a glove and the handle compressed so that the two ends splayed out, stretching the leather.