Beaded purse "Memory of Venice"
Accessories
Inventory number
2020.6.22.12.AC.BG.C1870.ITDescription
Venetian souvenir bag, lined with silver brocade, embroidered with glass beads representing red and pink flowers on each side on white background with blue Greek Key ornaments and an inscription "Ricordo di Venezia" (Memory of Venice). The lining is not original, and the bag was most likely transformed in the beginning of the 20th century.Materials
Glass beadsBrocade
Origin
circa 1870 Venice, FranceDimensions
Length : 18.5 cmHeight : 26 cm