The gloves were worn by Johanna Le Maire at her wedding in June 1622. The designs include a heart pierced with an arrow and a pair of intertwined birds, both motifs symbolising the union of bride and groom. The gloves are illustrated in a contemporary painting of the bride, by the artist Nicholaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (1588-1656).
The embroidered band abutts the scalloped edge of the leather glove. The individul gloves are fastened with purple and pink ties and gold buttons.
See also: design for a glove; seventeenth century Dutch pearl embroidered gloves
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 1 May 2016)
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Portrait of Johanna Le Maire, by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy, c. 1625. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, acc. no. SK-A-4957 (105.3 x 78.7 cm). In her right hand she is holding the embroidered gloves illustrated above.