Heartshaped Embroidered bag with Drawstrings
date: label: date made
content: late 17th C
label: Associated Date
content: 17th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This heart shaped embroidered sweetmeat bag with straw strings stems from the 17th century and was used to carry little snacks. The flowers are embroidered with long and short satin and chain stitches on satin weave ground in shades of pink, yellow, blue, and green on a background of ecru. Four remaining gold colored sequins embellish the embroidery. The flower stems are represented by couched gold braids made with metal threads wrapped around a silk core. The bag is outlined with a braided silk and metal trim. It is carried by braided drawstrings, and a gold thread covered bead is attached to the bottom along with a braided string. The lining and back is aqua colored silk.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
label: associated place
content: United Kingdom
topic: label: used
content: Embroidery
label: Subject
content: Needlework
label: Subject
content: Silk
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. James W. Pinchot
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E351635
label: accession number
content: 115408
label: catalog number
content: E351635
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Embroidery, Metallic
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall, back material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk, linen, metal (overall; front material)
label: Measurements
content: overall at widest: 3 5/16 in x 3 1/2 in; 8.41375 cm x 8.89 cm