Victorian gloves with map of London

These beautiful (and functional!) gloves are on display at the Field Museum's Maps: Finding Our Place in the World exhibition in Chicago:

The international expositions staged in Europe and America over the past two centuries attracted exhibits and tourists from around the world. To help organize the sprawling grounds, cartographers issued specialized maps that rivaled the inventiveness and visual allure of the displays themselves. On this ladies' glove, George Shove fit a map of London and the Great Exhibition. The Exhibition's distinctive Crystal Palace is near the base of the palm. The relative positions of other London destinations are also drawn in: St. Paul's Cathedral across two fingers and Kensington Gardens near the wrist.

Link (via Neatorama)

[#1 posted by rattlecan , January 2, 2008 12:14 PM]

Go see the show if you get a chance. I believe that it's going to be traveling to other cities after Chicago.

[#2 posted by trikitixa , January 2, 2008 2:58 PM]

So practical! I always feel like a mark looking at a map in public.

[#3 posted by Moon , January 2, 2008 4:42 PM]

If it weren't for the people who work there, the Field Museum would be the best museum in Chicago.

Sadly, customer service is seriously lacking.

[#4 posted by Colonist , January 3, 2008 4:03 PM]

The Maps Exhibition is coming to Baltimore, Maryland next. Those of you on the East Coast should make plans to take the train to Baltimore. The Walters Museum is only a short walk down Charles St. from Baltimore's Penn Station. Opens March 16th.