Bag
This reticule has a different hand-painted motif on each side. The edges are piped with a silk cord which is also used to form a drawstring, and finished with silk chenille tassels. Painting on velvet was a popular pastime during this period. One technique involved preparing the velvet with a solution of gum tragacanth. The design was pencilled on and then completed with paints and Indian ink. This bag was probably home-made.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 104/1936/4
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Material
- velvetpainted decorationChenillemetal
- Common Name
- bag
- Simple Name
- bag
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Date
- c 1840
- Production Year Low
- 1830
- Production Year High
- 1850
