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sablé
Drawstring bag
sablé
French
1775–1800
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; beadwork; sablé
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 20.3cm (7 1/4 x 8in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFlat drawstring bag. Two panels of strung glass beads (sablé) held together by looping stitches. Alternating stripes of polychrome floral motifs on white ground with white openwork stripes. Ecru silk cord drawstrings with four bead-covered wood tassels. Salmon silk lining.