Handbag
1920 (made)
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Embroidered silk handbag with metal and semi-precious stone fittings. The bag is a clutch bag with no handle or strap.
The main part of the bag is made from either a Chinese sleeveband or a section of a Chinese woman's skirt. This is embroidered on a yellow silk ground with peacocks, flowers and butterflies in seed stitch and with gold couched outlines. Down the sides of the bag, and attached to the embroidery, is a blue Chinese woven ribbon. The Chinese silk is incorporated into the bag by means of a metal handbag frame. This frame has a clasp at the top, made from one large pinky stone and two smaller green ones; this clasp slides to the left to open the bag. The bag is lined on the inside with yellow silk satin and there is a central compartment with a metal frame, a small metal clasp and two satin pockets on either side.
There is no Asprey label.
The main part of the bag is made from either a Chinese sleeveband or a section of a Chinese woman's skirt. This is embroidered on a yellow silk ground with peacocks, flowers and butterflies in seed stitch and with gold couched outlines. Down the sides of the bag, and attached to the embroidery, is a blue Chinese woven ribbon. The Chinese silk is incorporated into the bag by means of a metal handbag frame. This frame has a clasp at the top, made from one large pinky stone and two smaller green ones; this clasp slides to the left to open the bag. The bag is lined on the inside with yellow silk satin and there is a central compartment with a metal frame, a small metal clasp and two satin pockets on either side.
There is no Asprey label.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk, with metal and semi-precious stone fittings |
| Brief description | Embroidered silk handbag, possibly made by Asprey plc, embroidered in China and possibly made in Great Britain, 1920 |
| Physical description | Embroidered silk handbag with metal and semi-precious stone fittings. The bag is a clutch bag with no handle or strap. The main part of the bag is made from either a Chinese sleeveband or a section of a Chinese woman's skirt. This is embroidered on a yellow silk ground with peacocks, flowers and butterflies in seed stitch and with gold couched outlines. Down the sides of the bag, and attached to the embroidery, is a blue Chinese woven ribbon. The Chinese silk is incorporated into the bag by means of a metal handbag frame. This frame has a clasp at the top, made from one large pinky stone and two smaller green ones; this clasp slides to the left to open the bag. The bag is lined on the inside with yellow silk satin and there is a central compartment with a metal frame, a small metal clasp and two satin pockets on either side. There is no Asprey label. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs A E Yuill |
| Object history | There is no Asprey label and this provenance comes from the donor. |
| Production | The embroidery is Chinese, and was possibly made into a bag in the UK |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.108-1997 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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