10-09-2005, 10:26 AM
Quote:Would leather gloves be authentic? In the recent late roman helmet thread in the market place forum several reenactors were wearing very lightly coloured (deerskin?) unadorned gloves. Any evidence to support this? How about cold weather gear gloves or mittens?
- Thaddeus G. Moore
Hi Thaddeus,
That's a question I've always wanted to know the answer to, myself.
There may not be any direct evidence for it - and we wouldn't be
expecting to see any archaeological evidence if gloves were made
of leather/deerskin. But I'd be extremely surprised if gloves weren't
used at some point and in some climates (Britain, for one). :wink:
Ambrosius
"Feel the fire in your bones."
