Bag
mid 19th century (made)
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| 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. |
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| 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 created | February 26, 2003 |
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