Bag
17th century (made)
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Bag made of tapestry woven green, pink, black and white silk threads and silver filé, lined with pink silk taffeta. It is made of 4 shield-shaped panels, each with a stylised floral motif. A ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid) is couched over the seams and around the top. It has 2 drawstrings of finger-looped braid in silver filé and white and pink silk floss with originally 4 (1 now missing) pink silk and silver thread-covered tassels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver, wood; tapestry woven, hand-woven |
| Brief description | Bag of tapestry woven silk and silver, 1600s, French; green, pink, black, stylised foliage |
| Physical description | Bag made of tapestry woven green, pink, black and white silk threads and silver filé, lined with pink silk taffeta. It is made of 4 shield-shaped panels, each with a stylised floral motif. A ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid) is couched over the seams and around the top. It has 2 drawstrings of finger-looped braid in silver filé and white and pink silk floss with originally 4 (1 now missing) pink silk and silver thread-covered tassels. |
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| Accession number | 918-1864 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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