Object: Bag
Date: c. 1800
Medium: Embroidered silk
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Oechsler
Object number: 93.132.2
DescriptionDrawstring bag in off white embroidered silk with multicolor fringe and tassels; embroidered design of flowers, bows and leaves
Label Text:Women’s dresses of the early nineteenth century were too simple and lightweight to have pockets; consequently, charmingly-embellished bags became indispensable accessories. This reticule was made from an eighteenth-century man’s waistcoat. Elaborate waistcoats had gone out of fashion, but the one used here had been saved, probably because of its striking embroidery.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Eco-Fashion: Going Green
- Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function
- Head to Toe