Bag
1700-1799 (made)
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The unusual techniques used to create this bag make it difficult to date. No equivalent style is represented in the V&A’s collection, nor yet found in other museums. Silver and silver-gilt threads form the circular base and the sides are made of green silk threads in a very open weave. Around each intersection of green thread have been woven circles of silver or silver-gilt thread.
The cylindrical shape of the bag is similar to those of the late 18th century, but the lavish use of metal threads more in keeping with early 18th-century needlework. With its open texture and easily abraded materials, this bag was probably intended to hold a keepsake or to wrap a gift of money, rather than everyday monetary use.
The cylindrical shape of the bag is similar to those of the late 18th century, but the lavish use of metal threads more in keeping with early 18th-century needlework. With its open texture and easily abraded materials, this bag was probably intended to hold a keepsake or to wrap a gift of money, rather than everyday monetary use.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk thread, silver thread, silver-gilt thread; hand woven, hand plaited, hand knitted |
| Brief description | Bag, plaited and knitted, 1700-1799, British; gold and silver whorls with green silk fastening. |
| Physical description | A cylindrical bag of woven and plaited green silk, silver and silver-gilt threads. The top has a knitted green silk border with eyelets and green silk drawstring |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Winifred Mary Bompas |
| Summary | The unusual techniques used to create this bag make it difficult to date. No equivalent style is represented in the V&A’s collection, nor yet found in other museums. Silver and silver-gilt threads form the circular base and the sides are made of green silk threads in a very open weave. Around each intersection of green thread have been woven circles of silver or silver-gilt thread. The cylindrical shape of the bag is similar to those of the late 18th century, but the lavish use of metal threads more in keeping with early 18th-century needlework. With its open texture and easily abraded materials, this bag was probably intended to hold a keepsake or to wrap a gift of money, rather than everyday monetary use. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.88-1935 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2008 |
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