Handbag
1850-1899 (made)
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Handbag and needlecase of embroidered mauve satin with steel, white and glass beads, and pieces of horn in a stylised floral design.
The main part of the handbag is formed of a square of satin folded double with two roundels stiffened with card attached at each end. The roundels are ornamented with a flower with stylised leaves radiating from it. The edges of the bag are decorated with a scalloped line of glass and white beads. It fastens with a mauve silk cord and two pearl buttons and is lined with cream silk.
Oblong needlecase made to match. Fastens with two loops of black cord and two pearl buttons. Inside is attached a piece of white flannel with three lines of buttonhole stitch in mauve silk. The case contains seven pins, three needles and a safety pin.
The main part of the handbag is formed of a square of satin folded double with two roundels stiffened with card attached at each end. The roundels are ornamented with a flower with stylised leaves radiating from it. The edges of the bag are decorated with a scalloped line of glass and white beads. It fastens with a mauve silk cord and two pearl buttons and is lined with cream silk.
Oblong needlecase made to match. Fastens with two loops of black cord and two pearl buttons. Inside is attached a piece of white flannel with three lines of buttonhole stitch in mauve silk. The case contains seven pins, three needles and a safety pin.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered satin with steel and glass beads, flannel, silk, pearls, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Handbag and needlecase of embroidered satin with beads, England, 1850-1899 |
| Physical description | Handbag and needlecase of embroidered mauve satin with steel, white and glass beads, and pieces of horn in a stylised floral design. The main part of the handbag is formed of a square of satin folded double with two roundels stiffened with card attached at each end. The roundels are ornamented with a flower with stylised leaves radiating from it. The edges of the bag are decorated with a scalloped line of glass and white beads. It fastens with a mauve silk cord and two pearl buttons and is lined with cream silk. Oblong needlecase made to match. Fastens with two loops of black cord and two pearl buttons. Inside is attached a piece of white flannel with three lines of buttonhole stitch in mauve silk. The case contains seven pins, three needles and a safety pin. |
| Credit line | Given by Miss D. H. Watts |
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| Accession number | T.90&A-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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