Not on display

Bag

ca. 1749 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bag made from a buff silk with a figured and brocaded pattern and a very strong subsidiary pattern formed by a warp flush on a ribbed ground. With drawstrings of green cord through small rings.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk
Brief description
Drawstring bag, Spitalfields, London, ca. 1749.
Physical description
Bag made from a buff silk with a figured and brocaded pattern and a very strong subsidiary pattern formed by a warp flush on a ribbed ground. With drawstrings of green cord through small rings.
Credit line
Given by Gerald Berkeley Wills, in memory of his late wife, Kathleen Margaret Wills
Collection
Accession number
T.337B-1970

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Record createdNovember 11, 2009
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