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Purse

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

Purse of Bibila silk needle lace. Yellow silk netted purse with a draw-string top trimmed with tassels bound with gold thread and with a matching tassel at the lower edge. Additional decoration round the top of the purse and on both sides are of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of small flowers and leaves. Inscribed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk needle lace, gold thread
Brief description
Purse of Bibila silk needle lace, Greece, mid 19th century
Physical description
Purse of Bibila silk needle lace. Yellow silk netted purse with a draw-string top trimmed with tassels bound with gold thread and with a matching tassel at the lower edge. Additional decoration round the top of the purse and on both sides are of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of small flowers and leaves. Inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Frame length: 9in
  • Width: 6.5in
Credit line
Given by HM Queen Mary
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
de Chaves, Lila, Greek lace in the Victoria & Albert Museum / introduction by Despina Koutsika. Athens : Indiktos, 1999. 236 p. : ill. ISBN 9605180529.
Collection
Accession number
T.235-1959

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Record createdDecember 8, 2003
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