Bag (Needlework)

England

Date

1601/25

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered in silk threads and silver-gilt strips wound around a silk fibre core in rococo and plait (thread counted) stitches, couching, plaited braid and woven rosettes; tassels made with silver-gilt threads in Turk's head knots; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

11.5 × 11.9 cm (4 1/2 × 4 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland