Medium:

Medium: glass beads, silk thread and steel Technique: looping

Dimensions:

H x W: 7.9 x 7.6 cm (3 1/8 x 3 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Purse

Possibly made in:

England

Date:

early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Purse made of beads held in place by buttonhole stitches in a design of flowers and leaves in color on white ground. Purse is possibly cut down from a larger one as there are raw edges at the top.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Harley Lord Stowell

Accession Number:

1944-57-13-a

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43043f67f-6952-419a-af28-b3f12e7a2b21

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1944-57-13-a