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Purse

1800-1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaded purse. Bucket-shaped with a draw-string top and a large bead tassel handing from the bottom. Knitted in horizontal bands of buff, yellow, maroon, fawn and blue silk with yellow and blue bead decoration. Most of the purse is decorated with regularly spaced blue beads but the two narrow bands are decorated with the Greek Key pattern in yellow beads. A fringe of blue beads run round the purse just below the centre line and the tassel is of mixed blue and yellow beads. The top is bound with maroon ribbon and the draw-stings are of the same material.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Knitted silk with glass beads
Brief description
Glass beaded purse with knitted silk, England, 1800-1829.
Physical description
Beaded purse. Bucket-shaped with a draw-string top and a large bead tassel handing from the bottom. Knitted in horizontal bands of buff, yellow, maroon, fawn and blue silk with yellow and blue bead decoration. Most of the purse is decorated with regularly spaced blue beads but the two narrow bands are decorated with the Greek Key pattern in yellow beads. A fringe of blue beads run round the purse just below the centre line and the tassel is of mixed blue and yellow beads. The top is bound with maroon ribbon and the draw-stings are of the same material.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.5in (maximum)
  • Length: 19cm (maximum)
  • Tassel length: 3in
  • Tassel length: 7.5cm
  • Width: 7in (maximum)
  • Width: 17.75cm (maximum)
Credit line
Given by Miss A. Kinkelin and Miss F. Kinkelin
Collection
Accession number
T.370-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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