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sablé
Drawstring bag
sablé
French
1760–80
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; Beadwork and silk; sablé
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Overall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Overall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSalmon silk bag and ribbon drawstrings with hexagonal base of strung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches on cardboard foundation. Polychrome design on white ground on base: six scenes of romantic love inscribed IEN SUIS REINE, IE L'AY CHOISI, FIDEL AMOUR, IE SUIS FIXE, PEINE PERDUE, IE SUIS PRIS.