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Silver and agate glove display stand, 18th century

Anonymous. Musée du Louvre coll.

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Reproduction of a gauntlet from the time of Marie-Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Portrait of Charles V (1500-1558), after 1532

Oil on canvas by Christoph Amberger (c. 1490 - c. 1562)

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

Palais des Beaux-Arts coll., Lille

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Reproduction of a gauntlet from the time of Charles V (1500-1558), brown kidskin, floral motifs embroidered with gold thread. The cuff is lined with ochre yellow glazed leather, 1940s

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Reproduction of a liturgical glove, cream-coloured kidskin with a wide lined sleeve, hand-embroidered with friezes of flowers and leaves decorated with pearls, 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Tawer’s house with hides hung out to dry, Grenoble, 1864

Drawing by Diodore Rahoult, published in Poésies en patois du Dauphinois. Grenoblo Malhérou.

Engraved by E. Dardelet

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Regulations and statutes of the Grenoble corps of master glove makers, 1749

City of Grenoble coll. - Grenoble Municipal Library

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Reproduction of a man’s glove from the time of Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), brown kidskin and velvet, embroidered with gold and silver metallic threads and beads, 20th century

Perrin glove company

Perrin collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Jeanne d'Albret, accompanied by her son Henri de Navarre and Marguerite de Valois, acquiring the gloves that poisoned her from René le Florentin, mid-19th century

Oil on canvas by Pierre Charles Comte (1823-1895)

All rights reserved

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Address card of the Charvin fils factory, printed using a copper plate, circa 1770-1780

Anonymous

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Copper plate engraved to print promotional labels for Grenoble-based glove maker Charvin fils, circa 1770-1780

Anonymous

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Page from L'Encyclopédie, edited by Diderot and d’Alembert, presenting models of women’s gloves and fingerless gloves with pattern pieces, Quarto edition of 1740-1783

Engraved by Jacques Renaud Benard (1731-1794)

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Page from L'Encyclopédie, edited by Diderot and d’Alembert, presenting models of men’s gloves and fingerless gloves with pattern pieces, Quarto edition of 1740-1783

Engraved by Jacques Renaud Benard (1731-1794)

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Blue mould-blown glass bottle with pewter mouthpiece, decorated on one side with fleur de lys topped by a crown and on the other with three flaming hearts, circa 1680

Bernard Perrot (1640-1709)

International Perfumery Museum coll., Grasse

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The Royal Perfumer or Perfume Treatise, 1761

Document by Claude Martin Saugrain

International Perfumery Museum coll., Grasse

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Pair of hand-sewn white kidskin gloves embellished with a fabric ribbon in the shape of a flower featuring a four-hole brass button at its centre. The cuffs are decorated with cut-outs and slits, late 18th or early 19th century, most likely originating from Belgium or the Netherlands

Anonymous

Fischl collection, Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Excerpt from the National song of glove makers, late 1860s.

Alfred-Hector Roland (1797-1874)

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Bust of Xavier Jouvin (1801-1844), circa 1870

Marble by Henri Ding (1844-1898)

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

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Prototype of the iron hand created by Xavier Jouvin (size 27), 1836.

Jouvin glove company

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

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Patent for invention and further improvement held by the Jouvin glove company, 1851

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Fragment of a printing plate inscribed in mirror image and featuring a table for measuring machine-sewn gloves, late 19^th century

Jouvin glove company

Dauphinois Museum coll. - Department of Isère

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Table of glove sizes and shapes, after 1834

Jouvin glove company

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

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Two pairs of leather gloves with three cords of piping on the back of the hand and a lacing system at the wrist, circa 1850

Jouvin glove company

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

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Portrait of Claude Jouvin (1795-1871), half-brother of Xavier Jouvin, 1859

Oil on canvas, François-Antoine Cavalli

Jouvin coll.

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Letter from Xavier Jouvin to his brother Claude, also known as Dodon, regarding the acquisition of the Prieuré, 7 January 1840

Maurice Rey-Jouvin coll.

“Another rather interesting deal is underway, one that should be settled this week, and that is the acquisition of the Prieuré, of which I expect to be the owner by Sunday, having paid 21,600 francs for the property. [...] I believe that in a year’s time we will have the makings of a productive glove factory. [...] There is enough room in these premises to house us all very comfortably, as well as space for hundreds of workers. In my opinion, this is the most suitable location in Grenoble, perhaps even the only one.”

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Letter from Xavier Jouvin to his brother Claude, also known as Dodon, regarding the lawsuits relating to the punch system, 26 May 1843

Jouvin coll.

“When I took out an additional patent for the glove cutting punch, it was not for fear that my competitors would use the same technique to make gloves similar to mine, [...] it is simply an improvement patent based on my initial patent, and for the duration of its validity it may only be exploited with my approval. The main purpose of this patent was to comply with the law that requires patent holders to make all their manufacturing methods known, on pain of forfeiture.”

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Letter from Claude Jouvin to his brother Xavier regarding the acquisition of the Prieuré, 17 January 1840

Jouvin coll.

“You have bought the Prieuré and that is wonderful news. I urge you to make no major repairs to it, nor to spend further money on the property, as that would be madness. Knowing that you have made this acquisition makes me happy for you and my father. As you say, we will all be able to live there within four years, God willing. I hope that my wishes come true.

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Letter from Claude Jouvin to his brother Xavier written at the time of the lawsuit, 4 June 1843

Jouvin coll.

“Your rivals are eager to report you for not constantly using the glove cutting punch, in the hope that you will be forced to forfeit your patent, but do we not use punches for thumbs, thumb openings and fingers every day? You have not only patented the punch, you have also patented the improvements you have made to every element comprising Jouvin gloves. In the report these gentlemen have submitted, why is there no mention of tongueless thumb openings, of tongueless thumbs, despite the great improvements these have made to glove making? These improvements are highly significant and clear for all to see.”