2 pair of men's dress gloves : Tan suede, studded with paste jewels; worn by Henry Irving in a production of _Much Ado_.

Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)

Contributor:

Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 (actor)

Date:

1800s

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_air500_1_a

Subject:

Theatrical Paraphernalia; Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing) (character)

Resource Type:

Image

Form/Genre:

artifacts

Physical Description:

42.0 x 12.0 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Play: Much Ado about Nothing; Notes about Henry Irving: Acted with Ellen Terry from 1878 to 1902. Two of Irving's most successful roles were Shakespeare's Hamlet and Mathias in the Lewis-Chatrian play The Bells.; Donated by Ellen Molloy Bentsen, in honor of Ruth Molloy. EMB includes the Christie's catalogue entry on the gloves in her letter of donation.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, A/Ir500.1 A, Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)