Handbag (re-purposed from the sleeve trim from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton

Title
Handbag (re-purposed from the sleeve trim from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton
LC Subject
handbags
Donor
Stevens, Blanche Whittier
Description
Handbag (re-purposed from the sleeve trim from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with trim along the top portion of solid embroidery in red and white ending in red triangles with a white motif in the center; geometric linear motifs; design does not extend all the way around the bag as the sleeve was not decorated on the underside; metal eyelets; no straps.
Motif
Linear geometric motifs
Work Type
handbags
Location
Markopoulo Mesogaias >> Markopoulo Mesogaias >> Nomarchía Anatolikís Attikís >> Attica >> Greece
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1952.007.009
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Solid embroidery Metal eyelets
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University