Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gloves
Object Number:
1949.35ab
Date:
1850-1863
Medium:
Leather, wool
Dimensions:
overall a: 12 x 6 x 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm )
overall b: 12 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 14.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: near edge of both cuffs: "Gen. T. J. Jackson"
Description:
Pair of yellow leather gloves lined with wool felt, the wrists have cuffs which are open vertically along one side.
Gallery Label:
These gloves belonged to Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863), West Point graduate and General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Ironically, after a successful career as a military strategist, he died of complications from gunshot wounds sustained by the gunfire of his own men.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Randolph Preston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
