purse
Object NamePurse
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1820-1840
Place MadeBohemia
Techniquewoven beadwork
SizeL: 19 cm, W: 15.6 cm
Accession Number83.3.13
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roses in Glass
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Currie's Antiques
- 1983-04-04
