Handschoen behorend tot de uitrusting van een sappeur van de 1e Afdeling Noord-Hollandse Schutterij c. 1800 - 1830

This anonymous leather glove, dating from the early 19th century, was part of the uniform of a sapper in the 1st Division of the North Holland Militia. The glove, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a simple, yet important piece of Dutch military history. It serves as a tangible reminder of the skills and roles required by sappers in the period, who were responsible for constructing and dismantling fortifications as well as providing engineering expertise.