Medium:

Medium: silk, glass beads Technique: beaded knitting Label: knitted silk with glass beads

Dimensions:

H x W: 18.5 x 15 cm (7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Bag (tobacco pouch)

Made in:

USA

Date:

19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Drawstring bag knitted with colored glass beads with a landscape scene of a river with one man in a rowboat and another fishing from the shore; buildings and a tree on an opposite shore. Blue silk taffeta at the top with a silk drawstring and beaded ball.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary S. M. Gibson

Accession Number:

1945-54-24

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/kq4db4e70e0-a1d5-4823-bfd8-63609e2945a8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1945-54-24