purse

Object NamePurse

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1820-1840

Techniquewoven beadwork

SizeL: 19 cm, W: 15.6 cm

Accession Number83.3.13

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Roses in Glass

Place Made

Bohemia

Physical DescriptionPolychrome non-lead glass; woven beadwork. Flat, two-sided, with rounded bottom; brown, ribbed, woven silk (?) top, tied in a knot at one side; the sides covered with beads woven on a fabric base; pattern of a woman greeting a man and dog at a gate, with rose bushes, palm tree, and other trees nearby, a garden pavilion at the right; on the reverse side, a woman holding a tethered lamb (?), with a farmhouse alongside; above a band of vividly colored flowers against a dark red background; yellow-green beads at the bottom; lined with gray and tan silk fabric.
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