The image in this post shows a pair of black fingerless gauntlets. Some readers may think they look rather Victorian for what regards their style and colour, and while they may have guessed the period (the gauntlets in the picture date around the 1800s, as you may notice they are a bit worn out as well), the accessories do not belong to an ordinary woman.
The Met Museum will open the "Heavenly Bodies" exhibition in May, but these pieces are an example of accessories for a sacred body, they are indeed part of a sacred ensemble, instrumental for one of the oldest processions taking place during Good Friday in Italy. The procession in question takes place in Chieti, and this item belongs to the statue of the Virgin Mary, but you will discover more about this incredible story tomorrow, Good Friday.
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