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sablé
Round drawstring bag
sablé
French
1725–50
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass, beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFour pie-shaped panels of strung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches. Polychrome design on white ground: floral motif with bird, repeated, reversed twice. Ecru silk cord drawstrings with bead-covered wood tassels. Salmon silk lining.