Vice-Admiral Nelson's glove stretcher

Glove stretcher in hardwood with an ivory handle and steel fittings belonging to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). To stretch the fingers of kid gloves. The wooden prongs were inserted in the fingers and moved apart by the ivory key in the handle. Part of a collection of memorabilia relating to Nelson and Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, provenance by descent through the Hood family.

Object Details

ID: REL0151
Collection: Relics
Type: Glove stretcher
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1800-1805; 1800-05
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 36 mm x 160 mm x 95 mm
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