Bag
1815 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
Beaded bag. Bucket-shaped with a drawstring top. Knitted in brown silk with bead decorations, lined with shot green taffeta and decorated with a short tassel of brown silk hanging from the bottom. A band of leaves and roses worked in pink and green beads runs round the centre. A star of white beads decorates the base and the remainder of the ground is powdered with small diamonds of white beads. At the top is the initials 'E.A.' and the date '1815' are worked in white beads.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Beaded, knitted in silk, lined with taffeta |
| Brief description | Beaded bag knitted in silk and lined with taffeta, England, dated 1815 |
| Physical description | Beaded bag. Bucket-shaped with a drawstring top. Knitted in brown silk with bead decorations, lined with shot green taffeta and decorated with a short tassel of brown silk hanging from the bottom. A band of leaves and roses worked in pink and green beads runs round the centre. A star of white beads decorates the base and the remainder of the ground is powdered with small diamonds of white beads. At the top is the initials 'E.A.' and the date '1815' are worked in white beads. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'E.A.' and '1815' (Worked in white beads at the top) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss A. Kinkelin and Miss F. Kinkelin |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.365-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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