The case these were in needed some repairs, which gave us an excellent opportunity to take out the artifacts, inspect them for deterioration & update our records & photos.
Leather is a particularly challenging material for museum conservators to repair and maintain. You will notice that the thread used to stitch the glove together (probably cotton) has deteriorated in some places, which occurred before we received this item as a donation from Jesse Deets Smith. The spurs were given to Jesse James by his cousin & namesake, Jesse Edwin Smith, the grandson of Dr. John R. James, brother of Rev. Robert Sallee James (Jesse James' father).
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