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Drawstring purse with ribbons
anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1805
Embroidery was a favourite pastime among wealthy women at the beginning of the 19th century. Frivolité – a kind of tatting with cotton thread using little shuttles – was particularly popular. The women preferred to work together in groups. When they visited each other, they would bring along their needlework in this kind of bag.
- Artwork typebag, frivolité tas
- Object numberBK-1978-396-A
- Dimensionslength 24 cm x width 23.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsZijde