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Bag

Accessories
Inventory number
2022.11.18.5.AC.BG.C1820.FR
Description
A beaded bag with a gold-tone metal clasp. The top of the clasp is decorated with two small egyptian sphinx heads, each of which serves as a holder for a chain handle of adjustable length. The embroidery shows pastoral or countryside scenes on both sides of the bag. Lined with two-tone silk taffeta.
Materials
Glass beads
Silk taffeta
Metal
Origin
circa 1820 France
Dimensions
Width : 2 cm
Length : 16.5 cm
Height : 21 cm
Exhibition History
• 2022.12.15–2023.08.27. ‘Am a Vilniusite.’ National Museum of Lithuania / House of Histories, Vilnius, Lithuania.