4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Mystery Bag
At 01:03 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote:
Kathy Page wrote:
http://ca.geocities.com/absynthe30/avatars/M91_165.jpg
I've looked at dozens of bags in the past two weeks but can't recall
that one, sorry. It does look more 17th century (mid-late?) to me
than
set of
drawer strings, which would make the pouching double (ie. two compartments).
Hmmm
Kathleen
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Mystery Bag
Kathy Page wrote
My impression was mid to late 1500s. Though the tassels are something that I
would have seen on some Germanic pouches.
http://www.ledermuseum.de/vollbild/seiten/42_e.htm
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Or even the 19th C? The overall scrolling of the fleur de lis design with
the addition of some
My impression was mid to late 1500s. Though the tassels are something that
I
would have seen on some Germanic pouches.
http://www.ledermuseum.de/vollbild/seiten/42_e.htm
http://ca.geocities.com/absynthe30/avatars/M91_165.jpg
I have saved that image too. Is it from Lacma?
Yep:
Made in France...I wonder how it would look if you changes the fabric color
and wore it with this?
http://www.marileecody.com/isabel.jpg
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I have saved that image too. Is it from Lacma?
Yep:
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/C_t02_mm/full/M91_165.jpg
In my late night perusals of the web, I had come
across this sweet bag. I know it is gold work, and
likely 16th c., otherwise I wouldn't have the photo.
But for the *life of me* I can't remember where I got
it from, thus have no attribution. Since I am using
the motif all over everything lately,
Kathy Page wrote:
http://ca.geocities.com/absynthe30/avatars/M91_165.jpg
I've looked at dozens of bags in the past two weeks but can't recall
that one, sorry. It does look more 17th century (mid-late?) to me than
16th, though. It's metal embroidery, it's symmetrical, there's that
It's from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art:
Museum Number M.91.165
Classification Term Costume/clothing accessory/purse
Artist/PlaceFrance
Title Woman’s Purse
Date1595
Medium Technique Silk velvet, metallic thread, pearls, silk taffeta
Dimensions Length: 6 1/2 in.
