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Empress Josephine, 1863

Oil on canvas by Jean Louis Victor Viger du Vigneau, a.k.a. Hector Viger (1819-1879), based on a painting by Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754-1829), Wedding of Prince Jérôme Bonaparte and Princess Frédérique-Catherine of Wurtemberg, 22 August 1807.

Ph., Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) - Grand Palais.

Museum of the Châteaux of Malmaison and Bois-Préau coll.

2

Reproduction of a pair of gloves from the time of Empress Josephine (1763-1814), made from white kidskin, bordered with two braided leather strips and decorated with green cross-stitch embroidery carried out by hand, 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

3

Portrait of Louise Riesener (1860-1944), 1880

Oil on canvas by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904)

City of Grenoble coll. - Museum of Grenoble

4

Young woman donning gloves, 1910

Oil on canvas by Paul Urtin (1874-1962)

City of Grenoble coll. - Museum of Grenoble

5

Glove calendar. Fashion and elegance by the Countess of Tramar, 1906

Private coll.

6

Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie being entertained at the Prefecture of Isère, 1860

Drawing by M. Moullin, published in Le Monde illustré, 1860

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

7

Reproduction of a pink kidskin glove belonging to Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), featuring an embroidered and beaded motif with satin bubbles running up the sleeve, 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

8

King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) of the United Kingdom in their coronation robes, London, 9 August 1902

Ph., W. & D. Downey

Royal Collection Trust coll.

9

Reproduction of the coronation gloves of Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925), Queen consort of the United Kingdom, made from white suede kidskin, decorated with tassels embroidered with gold thread, 1940s

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère.

10

Advertisement for Perrin gloves, 1922

Drawing by Éditions Lucien Vogel, published in the magazine Ganterie : Revue technique de la ganterie française, August 1922

French National Library coll.

11

Pair of grey leather gloves for men, 1922

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

12

Cover of the magazine Ganterie : Revue technique de la ganterie française, featuring Miss Romania, April 1929

Ph., Henri Manuel (1874-1947)

French National Library coll.

13

White kidskin gloves adorned with three cords of piping and a floral cuff, 1920s                  Jouvin glove company

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

14

Cover of the magazine Ganterie : Revue technique de la ganterie française, illustrated with two models of glove from the Deslys brand, December 1931

French National Library coll.

15

Black mid-length kidskin glove with black and white stitching, hand embroidered with chain stitch and embellished with white leather cut-outs, between 1918 and 1939

Avellino glove company

Avellino collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

16

Advertisement for Perrin “sports” gloves, 1940

Printed by Prisma Paris

Perrin coll.

17

Pair of white kidskin Perrin driving gloves with a white cotton crochet-knitted back, 1940s

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

18

Advertisement for Perrin gloves, 1946

Illustrated by René Gruau (1909-2004)

Perrin coll.

19

Pair of black mid-length kidskin gloves with pleated sleeves and rhinestones on the back, 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

20

Model sporting white kidskin gloves by Perrin featuring a split cuff decorated with large black polka-dots, Paris, 1950

Ph., Universal photo

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

21

Pair of white kidskin gloves with long wireframe turn-ups forming flaps, embellished with black polka-dots embroidered in straight stitch on the reverse side, 1950

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

22

Models sporting Perrin gloves on French Glove Day, Paris, 28 April 1952

Ph., anonymous

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

23

Pair of long white kidskin gloves with wide alternating strips of machine-made lace and gathered leather, closed with three buttons, 1950s

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

24

Models sporting Perrin gloves on French Glove Day, Paris, 28 April 1952

Ph., Éclair Mondial

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Pair of long black kidskin Perrin hand-embroidered gloves featuring small metal stars, golden pearls and a turn-up bordered with gold piping, circa 1950

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère