bag & handbag


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

Medium

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