Handbag
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1915
Materials
Repp silk, gilt thread, chenille thread, beading, fringe, cotton cord, silk ribbon.
Measurements
190 x 250 x 10 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604897
Summary
A woman's handbag made from cream moire silk repp. It is decorated centre front with an embroidered frame of gilt thread, diaper ground in grey chenille with gilt bugles, central medallion of a small woven portrait of an 18th century lady with ribbon work flowers around. Looped gold fringe. It is fully lined in pale blue moire silk repp, with a multicoloured twisted cord strap.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Ward