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sablé
Round drawstring bag with dome-shaped base
sablé
French
1725–50
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; Beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 21.6 x 8.9 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionStrung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches. Polychrome large-scale chrysamthemum design on withe ground. White silk ribbon drawstrings tied in bows at ends. White silk lining. Cardboard foundation in base. Condition: some breaks near base.