- Measurements
- 24cm x 21cm
- Place of Origin
- England
- Historical Period/Date
- Unknown date
- Registration Number
- 2008-014
- Donated/Purchased
- Donated
- Techniques
- Chain Stitch,French Knot,Satin Stitch,
- Objects
- Bags,Costume Accessories - Women,
Physical Description
Small cream linen bag with Elizabethan style floral embroidery. Multiple motifs of stylised flowers enclosed by a delicate diagonally arranged scroll. Colours in yellow, coral pink, cream and grey. Stitches include chain, French knots and satin stitch. Narrow embroidered border at top and bottom. The whole bag is edged with a twisted cord, and closed by similar cords threaded through small bone rings. Cords finished by tassels.
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