Handbag (repurposed from a sleeve trim from a woman's dress) of hand-spun, hand-woven cotton
- Title
- Handbag (repurposed from a sleeve trim from a woman's dress) of hand-spun, hand-woven cotton
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Donor
- Stevens, Blanche Whittier
- Description
- Handbag (repurposed from a sleeve trim from a woman's dress) of hand-spun, hand-woven cotton heavily embroidered in pale pink and tan silk; embroidered design composed of think lines creating geometric, architectural spaced motifs; two straps at top of twisted cord in gold, yellow and olive.
- Motif
- Geometric Architectural
- Work Type
- handbags
- Location
- Crete Island >> Ontario >> Canada
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1952.007.021
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton Silk
- Technique
- Embroidery Hand-woven Hand-spun
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- From record: Design is suggestive of those found in the restored Knossus (an archaeological site) located in Heraklion, Crete. The pale colors and lighter weight cotton are characteristic of Southern Crete.
