Woman's Work Bag and Box

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Woman's Work Bag and Box

Portugal, Lisbon, circa 1787
Tools and Equipment; boxes
a) Work bag: Silk and gold embroidery, sequins, paste stones, wax seals, painted wood; b) Box: Painted wood; c) Lid: Painted wood
Work Bag: 16 × 15 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (40.64 × 39.37 × 12.07 cm) Box and Lid: 5 1/4 × 15 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (13.34 × 39.69 × 21.91 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laykin (M.81.94a-c)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Making Her Mark: a History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2023.
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.