Purse of ribbed maroon velvet embellished with delicate silver coils in a radiating sun
- Title
- Purse of ribbed maroon velvet embellished with delicate silver coils in a radiating sun
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Description
- Purse of ribbed maroon velvet embellished with delicate silver coils in a radiating sun; coil design is on flap in a floral design with leaves and saz leaves; background of design has two parallel lines of coils throughout; interior is lined in faille and has one small inner pocket; purse closes with a small metal clasp; twisted, multi-colored cord handle.
- Motif
- Saz leaf Carnation
- Work Type
- purses (ladies' accessories)
- Location
- Turkey
- Date
- 1701/1800
- Identifier
- 0000.019.007
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Ribbed Velvet Faille Metal Coil
- Technique
- Metal embroidery Hand-sewn
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- During the late 18th century Sultan Abdulhamid I was the leader of the Ottoman empire. He married a woman of French origin. He became captivated by French textiles and brought many styles and methods back to Turkey. Ipek, S. (2012, September 22). Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings (13th Biannual Symposium). The saz leaf was a marsh reed used to craft pens. It was also a plant from the enchanted forest of Turkish myths.
