Dorothy bag
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Silk brocade, silk satin, silk cord, silk fringe, tassels.
Measurements
290 x 250 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604909
Summary
A woman's handbag, Dorothy style, made from gold coloured silk brocade. The bag is brocaded with a flower and swag motif in green, pink, red and green, with a matching silk thread fringe on the front face top and bottom. It has an elaborate drawstring made from matching silk cord, which is attached to the bag threaded through small silk covered circles and with two matching silk tassels on each end. The top of the bag is trimmed with pleated gold silk satin, which also forms the inner lining.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Ward