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sablé
Drawstring bag
sablé
French
1715–75
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; Beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
Overall: 23.9 x 22.2cm (9 7/16 x 8 3/4in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFlat drawstring bag. 2 panels of strung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches. Polychrome (blue predominates) Rococo design on white ground: shepherd, shepherdess, 4 sheep around orange tree center; rocaille border with cornucopias and flowers. Ecru silk cord drawstrings with 4 floral bead-covered wood tassels. Blue silk lining.