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Bag
1820-1850
- Medium
- silk (satin, ribbon, thread, tassels), wood (tassel cores)
- Measurements
- 15.0 × 14.0 × 1.5 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- (England)
- Accession Number
- D33-1978
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Nell Martin, 1978
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century the bag became an indispensable decorative accessory as the simplicity of the neoclassical silhouette prevented pockets from being hidden under full skirts. These delicate silk bags were known as reticules, possibly drawn from the Latin term reticulum which described small net bags from Roman times. A drawstring cord functioned to both fasten the bag and as its handle. The surface of Bag, dated between 1820 and 1850, is worked in pinched appliquéd cloth joined by embroidered stalks linking the flowers’ sprays.
- Physical description
- Brown satin, embroidered with silk thread and ribbon. Drawstring of silk and chenille tassels. Pale pink lining. May have originally been black satin.