Reticule

anonymous, c. 1787 - c. 1807

A similar bag from Paris was described in the German fashion magazine Journal des Luxus und der Moden of 1788 as ‘an elegant English lady’s work bag … mostly made of taffeta decorated with flowers’. Fashionable ladies carried their needlework in this type of drawstring purse, which was fitted with a thick paper box as the base. This model was replaced only around 1807 with elongated fabric bags with drawstrings.

  • Artwork typepurse
  • Object numberBK-NM-5596
  • Dimensionslength 24 cm x width 25 cm x height 9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsDik papier, zijde, zilverdraad, zilver, glas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Reticule

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-5596

  • Description

    Buidel à la Gondole van dik papier, bekleed met zijde waarop floraal zijden borduurwerk en aan de bovenkant voorzien van gerimpelde zijde met trekkoord. Bedoeld om borduur- en frivolitégerei in mee te nemen.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1787 - c. 1807

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Dik papier, zijde, zilverdraad, zilver, glas

  • Dimensions

    length 24 cm x width 25 cm x height 9 cm

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