Reticule
Category
Costume
Date
1800 - 1825
Materials
Textile
Measurements
254 mm (H)216 mm (W)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349592.1
Summary
Cream silk satin reticule with handpainted flowers in naturalistic colours and a silver linked chain handle. It is trimmed with silver lace with 4 tassels in the shape of pine cones of silver and green foil attached with loops of silver thread. It has a spring catch. The contents include a note 'for Amy Wade with her cousin Mary Julia Sellek's kind love - January 1896'. There is an envelope addressed to Mrs Paget Wade with a note inside ' For dear Amy Wade - from her affectionate cousin mary Julia Selleck. July 30th 1896. Ivory fan and full dress satin Bag - Relics of her late dear mother Mary julia Selleck who died April 25th at Millhouse near Southampton Hants. three years after the death of her husband Henry Selleck Esqre, 16 Sydney Road, Richmond, Surrey.' Probably earlier but altered. (female)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor