Tote bag of ivory cotton knit in a honeycomb texture on both sides with bands of surface embroidery

Title
Tote bag of ivory cotton knit in a honeycomb texture on both sides with bands of surface embroidery
LC Subject
handbags
Donor
Simmerville, Clara L.
Description
Tote bag of ivory cotton knit in a honeycomb texture on both sides with bands of surface embroidery in black, oranges, green, blue, dark red, brown, and pink in bands of fern-like plant motifs with dashes in between, alternating with a simple sprig motif in rows; bag is trimmed in a pleated blue cotton; two white cotton handles at top; lined in woven white cotton.
Motif
Fern Plant
Work Type
handbags
Location
India
Date
1950/1959
Identifier
1990.002.080
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton Yarn
Technique
Surface embroidery Pleats Tote-style bag
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University