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Bag
c. 1800
Embroidered silk
Gift of Thomas Oechsler
Object number93.132.2
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.
DescriptionDrawstring bag in off white embroidered silk with multicolor fringe and tassels; embroidered design of flowers, bows and leaves
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