Handbag (repurposed from the sleeve trim of a woman's dress) of hand-woven, hand-spun heavy red cotton
- Title
- Handbag (repurposed from the sleeve trim of a woman's dress) of hand-woven, hand-spun heavy red cotton
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Donor
- Stevens, Blanche Whittier
- Description
- Handbag (repurposed from the sleeve trim of a woman's dress) of hand-woven, hand-spun heavy red cotton with bands of traditional geometric motif embroidered in yellow, olive, grey and red blocked by patterned stripes; bottom of bag of white cotton; laid-in weaving; dark red cord straps at top.
- Motif
- Geometric linear motif
- Work Type
- handbags
- Location
- Crete Island >> Ontario >> Canada
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1952.007.024
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton
- Technique
- Embroidery Laid-in weaving
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Purchased in Greece by Blanche W. Stevens.
