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Ribbonwork Reticule
1840's


Hendrikje Bag Museum Bags Amstelveen, The Netherlands p 84 for similar. Foster, Vanda Bags and Purses p 45 for reference to ribbonwork. This would probably have been handmade by the owner. She clearly had an artistic eye.


Cataloguing


of mid brown silk satin with drawstring, both sides worked with carnations, fushias, daisies and other flowers all in shaded ribbonwork in crimson, pink, coral, green, yellow and ivory, the stems embroidered in fine green twisted silks, the stamens in coloured silks, lined with pink silk, 8 1/2 in; 22 cm,


Condition


Very good. The stamens of the fushia need catching down on one side. The inner pink silk has faded at the top. The pull ties of silk ribbon are frayed.