Purse
mid 19th century (made)
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Purse of Bibila needle lace. Mauve silk netted purse with a draw-string top, and trimmed with gold tassels. Additional decoration is of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk needle lace |
| Brief description | Purse of silk Bibila needle lace, Greece, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Purse of Bibila needle lace. Mauve silk netted purse with a draw-string top, and trimmed with gold tassels. Additional decoration is of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of flowers. |
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| Credit line | Given by HM Queen Mary |
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| 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.236-1959 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2003 |
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