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Bag

1820-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Between 1821 and 1830, fashions in women's dress began to move rapidly away from the vertical, high-waisted style, towards a new romanticism and fullness. Reticules continued to be made of soft dress fabrics, their decoration becoming more ornate with fringing and floral motifs. In 1820, circular shapes closing with a drawstring of ribbon or cord were popular and easily made at home. Lightweight frames with silver or steel clasps and chain handles were available ready made, and fabric bags were simply stitched on to them.


Object details

Categories
Accessories
SCRAN
Bags
Object type
Bag
Materials and techniques
Beadwork, with metal clasp and frame decorated with imitation jewels
Beads
Metal
Jewels
Beading (Process)
Brief description
Beaded bag, 1820-1850, English
Physical description
Circular beadwork bag on metal frame, with hinged metal clasp with imitation jewel insets and chain handle. Snowflake-like design on blue ground in the centre, flower border and short looped fringe all around
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.1cm (including fringe) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Width: 14.6cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Mrs J. V. Heywood
Summary
Between 1821 and 1830, fashions in women's dress began to move rapidly away from the vertical, high-waisted style, towards a new romanticism and fullness. Reticules continued to be made of soft dress fabrics, their decoration becoming more ornate with fringing and floral motifs. In 1820, circular shapes closing with a drawstring of ribbon or cord were popular and easily made at home. Lightweight frames with silver or steel clasps and chain handles were available ready made, and fabric bags were simply stitched on to them.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.28-1946

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75406/bag-unknown/
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