Purse
mid 19th century (made)
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Purse of Bibila silk needle lace. Yellow silk netted purse with a draw-string top trimmed with tassels bound with gold thread and with a matching tassel at the lower edge. Additional decoration round the top of the purse and on both sides are of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of small flowers and leaves. Inscribed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk needle lace, gold thread |
| Brief description | Purse of Bibila silk needle lace, Greece, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Purse of Bibila silk needle lace. Yellow silk netted purse with a draw-string top trimmed with tassels bound with gold thread and with a matching tassel at the lower edge. Additional decoration round the top of the purse and on both sides are of brightly coloured silk Bibila lace in the form of small flowers and leaves. Inscribed. |
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| Credit line | Given by HM Queen Mary |
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| Bibliographic reference | de Chaves, Lila, Greek lace in the Victoria & Albert Museum / introduction by Despina Koutsika. Athens : Indiktos, 1999. 236 p. : ill. ISBN 9605180529. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.235-1959 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2003 |
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