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sablé
Drawstring bag
sablé
French
about 1783
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass beads strung on linen (sablé); silk netting and braided cords
Dimensions
Overall (size of panel): 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2402
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSmall, round drawstring bag made up of four triangular panels. Polychrome opaque and translucent glass beads strung with linen thread, held together by interlocking looping stitches (sablé). Commemorates Montgolfier's balloon ascent. Two scenes on white ground, each repeated twice: portrait of Jean Francois Pilâtre de Rozier; balloon ascension of 21 November 1783 in Paris. Silk netting and braided drawstrings with four beaded tassels. Pink silk taffeta lining. Good condition.
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick collection; Gift to the MFA, October 14, 1943