Musette
Bag
1976 (made)
1976 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
By the mid 1970s, large unstructured shoulder bags in textured leathers and buttery suedes replaced the previously popular ethnic look. With bags carried slung across the shoulders, numerous pockets and zips in evidence, most women seemed equipped for anything in the new age of feminism.
Handbags for British traditional country pursuits had long been made by companies such as Burberry and Simpson, and a newcomer in the 1970s, Mulberry, introduced hunting and fishing bags of embossed leather. This bag is part of a unisex ensemble in natural materials and colours, accessorised with multiple bags and belts slung around the body. A billiard-pocket maker supplied the string component of this quilted cotton and pigskin bag.
Handbags for British traditional country pursuits had long been made by companies such as Burberry and Simpson, and a newcomer in the 1970s, Mulberry, introduced hunting and fishing bags of embossed leather. This bag is part of a unisex ensemble in natural materials and colours, accessorised with multiple bags and belts slung around the body. A billiard-pocket maker supplied the string component of this quilted cotton and pigskin bag.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Musette (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Quilted cotton gabardine and pigskin, and string net with metal coils and leather |
| Brief description | Quilted cotton gabardine and pigskin 'Musette' shooting bag, made by Mulberry, England, 1976 |
| Physical description | Quilted cotton gabardine and pigskin shooting bag with a string net with metal coils and a brown-leather strap. |
| Credit line | Given by Mulberry |
| Object history | Part of an outfit T.32:1 to 5-1997. |
| Summary | By the mid 1970s, large unstructured shoulder bags in textured leathers and buttery suedes replaced the previously popular ethnic look. With bags carried slung across the shoulders, numerous pockets and zips in evidence, most women seemed equipped for anything in the new age of feminism. Handbags for British traditional country pursuits had long been made by companies such as Burberry and Simpson, and a newcomer in the 1970s, Mulberry, introduced hunting and fishing bags of embossed leather. This bag is part of a unisex ensemble in natural materials and colours, accessorised with multiple bags and belts slung around the body. A billiard-pocket maker supplied the string component of this quilted cotton and pigskin bag. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.32:5-1997 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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