Black Lace Silk Mittens

By Teresa Whitfield 2021

Craft and Design
Drawing and Illustration
Abstract & Conceptual
Participatory & Collaborative
Drawing
Ink Drawing
Lace
Hand-Made Lace
62 Group
Textiles

Dimensions
42 x 48cm

Hand-made in the late C18th, only one of these Brussels silk lace mittens survives, slightly damaged, in the collection of global textiles at Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire. In this ink drawing the original pair has been meticulously recreated by the artist, giving the viewer the opportunity to contemplate their incredible historical journey.