Bag
1700-1800 (made)
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Bag made from embroidered Chinese silk and edged with metallic European lace; it has pale green ribbon ties attached at either side. The bag was made up in Europe, perhaps originally as a bourse which is a small flat bag used as part of the Christian Mass. However, the green ribbons seem to be for secular use and so this bag might have had several lives.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | embroidered silk (textile) |
| Brief description | Bag, embroidered Chinese silk edged with metallic European lace, 1700-1800 |
| Physical description | Bag made from embroidered Chinese silk and edged with metallic European lace; it has pale green ribbon ties attached at either side. The bag was made up in Europe, perhaps originally as a bourse which is a small flat bag used as part of the Christian Mass. However, the green ribbons seem to be for secular use and so this bag might have had several lives. |
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| Credit line | Robinson Collection |
| Object history | Purchased from the Robinson Collection, accessioned in 1880. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Verity. Chinese textiles. London: V&A publications, 2005, plate 9.
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| Accession number | 103-1880 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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