E.1987.45.1_02
Type
bag
Date
circa 1860
Materials
cotton, glass
Place
Germany, Berlin, Berlin (possibly) (place of manufacture)
Description
Woman's bag in dark blue cotton crocheted in the round worked with black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, yellow and clear glass beads. Opening at top with drawstring. Circular shape crocheted in the round with domed bottom. Blue cotton border around top. Middle band with small border and larger motifs below of pink and red roses, blue flowers and green leaves. Lower border of curling motifs in white, black, orange and brown against a background of dark blue, decreased and gathered into curved bottom with bead-covered spherical toggle.
Category
DRESS
Measurements
overall: 260 mm x 160 mm x 3 mm