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Bag
- Place of origin:
Germany (made)
- Date:
ca. 1400 to ca. 1500 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
linen embroidered with coloured silks
- Credit Line:
From the Bock Collection
- Museum number:
8699-1863
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Small square linen bag embroidered overall with a geometric lattice design in plied white linen thread and green, blue and red coloured silks in satin stitch. Three tassels along bottom in yellow, green and red silk.
Place of Origin
Germany (made)
Date
ca. 1400 to ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
linen embroidered with coloured silks
Object history note
From the Bock Collection
Descriptive line
Small square bag, linen entirely embroidered with coloured silks, three tassels
Labels and date
Original label
BAG. Silk and linen thread embroidery of quadrangular pattern. German. 15th centy. Square, W. 3½ in. Bought (Bock Colln.).
8699-'63 [1863]
A.S. Cole's revision, 1888
BAG of coarse linen, embroidered with green, blue, red and white silks, in long stitch, in diaper pattern of squares and crossed line forms. German. 14th centy. 3½ in. sq. Bought (Bock Colln).
8699-1863
This is similar to patterns on specimens Nos. 8305-1863 and 262-1861. It may have been used as a reliquary or for carrying rosary beads. [1888]
Materials
Linen; Silk thread
Techniques
Hand embroidery
Categories
Accessories; Fashion; Textiles; Embroidery; Europeana Fashion Project
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection