Worshipful Company of Glovers
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| Motto | True Hearts and Warm Hands |
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| Date of formation | 1349 |
| Company association | Glove trade |
| Order of precedence | 62nd |
| Master of company | Richard Morris |
| Website | www |
The Worshipful Company of Glovers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Glovers were originally classified as Cordwainers, but eventually separated to form their own organization in 1349. They received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1639. The Company is, as are most other Livery Companies, a charitable body, but it still retains close links to its original trade. A ceremonial link is still maintained; the Company formally presents the Sovereign with gloves upon his or her coronation.
The Company ranks sixty-second in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. The Company's motto is True Hearts and Warm Hands.
The Company donated their collection of gloves to The Glove Collection Trust, an independent charity, which the Company is strongly associated with. The gloves are currently on long-term loan to the Fashion Museum, Bath. The museum held an exhibition, 'Glove Stories', from 2019 to 2020, which featured approximately 150 pairs or single gloves, including a pair of gauntlets worn by Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back and a glove worn by Queen Elizabeth I at her coronation.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Glove Stories: The collection of The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London – Museum Crush". museumcrush.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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