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mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Many thousands of small purses were knitted, embroidered or crocheted in the nineteenth century, intended either for personal use or as a gift or donated to a worthy fundraising cause. Crocheting, incorporating brightly coloured beadwork, was popular in the 1830s, but it was knitting as a domestic craft that thrived as a elegant drawing-room occupation. Much time was devoted to making intricate and delicate items of fancy work without obvious use.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Knitted silk
Brief description
Knitted bag, mid 19th century, British, orange and yellow silk
Physical description
Orange and yellow purse, square shaped, decorated with a pattern of openwork stitches and two tassels,with a drawstring to close the top.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.5cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
Tension: 16 stitches per inch 6 stitches per cm
Gallery label
8. SMALL BAG Hand-knitted silk lined with silk twill and decorated with tassels English, mid 19th century This rectangular-shaped bag, knitted in stripes and patterned with openwork stitches, is made in one flat piece and seamed across the bottom and at one side. It closes with a drawstring at the top. Bequeathed by Captain H.B. Murray T.397-1910(1985)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Captain H.B. Murray
Summary
Many thousands of small purses were knitted, embroidered or crocheted in the nineteenth century, intended either for personal use or as a gift or donated to a worthy fundraising cause. Crocheting, incorporating brightly coloured beadwork, was popular in the 1830s, but it was knitting as a domestic craft that thrived as a elegant drawing-room occupation. Much time was devoted to making intricate and delicate items of fancy work without obvious use.
Collection
Accession number
T.397-1910

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2003
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