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Round drawstring bag
sablé
French
1690–1715
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk, glass, wood; beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
10.3 x 13 x 6 cm (4 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.) Including drawstrings. Depth includes support.
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2404
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFour pie-shaped panels of strung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches. Polychrome design on white ground: allegorical continents inscribed L'ASIE, AMERIQUE, and L'EUROPE (repeated). Pink bead binding. Ecru silk card drawstrings with 2 bead-covered wood tassels. Salmon silk lining.