Bag
17th century (made)
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Bag made of tapestry woven carnation silk floss and silver and lined with ivory silk taffeta. It is made of 4 shield-shaped panels, with the same floral motif in silver on each side. A ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid) is couched over the seams and around the top. It has 2 drawstrings of flat ,braided white and pink silk floss, and originally 4 (1 now missing) tassels, covered with silver filé.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver, wood; tapestry woven, hand-woven |
| Brief description | Bag of tapestry woven silver flowers on carnation silk, 1600s, French; ivory taffeta lining |
| Physical description | Bag made of tapestry woven carnation silk floss and silver and lined with ivory silk taffeta. It is made of 4 shield-shaped panels, with the same floral motif in silver on each side. A ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid) is couched over the seams and around the top. It has 2 drawstrings of flat ,braided white and pink silk floss, and originally 4 (1 now missing) tassels, covered with silver filé. |
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| Accession number | 283-1894 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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