Dorothy bag
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Crocheted cotton, beading, moire rayon, twisted cotton cord, tassel.
Measurements
360 x 180 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604889
Summary
A woman's Dorothy-style handbag, made from beige crocheted cotton and beadwork. The bag pouch is decorated with rocaille beadwork in a multicoloured design of flowers on a beige background (roses, auriculars, marigolds, forget-me-nots), with a beaded red star shape and matching red looped beaded tassel on the base. The beige cotton cord drawstring is threaded through a crocheted cotton cuff with a scalloped edge and the bag has been relined historically in beige moire rayon.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Ward