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Woman's Bag (Reticule)circa 1799

Not on view
Embroidered ivory satin drawstring pouch with a central bouquet of pink and white flowers, scalloped crimson border, and multicolored tassel fringe at all four corners
Textile ornament with a dense cluster of small multicolored fabric tassels and looped bows in pink, cream, yellow, teal, and olive green, suspended from a twisted teal cord against a black background.
Title
Woman's Bag (Reticule)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1799
Medium
Silk satin with weft-float and supplementary weft patterning, silk floss and chenille passementerie with silk fly fringe, and silk cord
Dimensions
9 x 9 in. ( 22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mathey
Accession Number
M.83.281.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.