bag & handbag
Summary
Aloe fibre (possibly sisal) worked in coarse bobbin lace technique, lined with cream silk, trimmed with tassels of looped fibre. Each side made of three vertical strips, the outer ones in shades of pink and blue and the central ones cream. Slightly pointed base with tassel in two shades of pink. Tassels at corners in red and yellow. Cream edging round top. Double drawstring of purple and white twisted fibre with pink, red and yellow tassel each side for closing and fixed pink and red tassel for opening.
Object Name
bag & handbag
Date Created
1750-1770
Dimensions
Size: 22.9cm x 19.1cm
accession number
1961.130
Collection Group
Medium
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