Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection

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 embroidered in browns with accents of pale pastel colors of silk; vertical bands of solid embroidery with decorative motifs between; triangles with feathered edges along top; solid embroidery uses texture to create zig-zag and triangular patterns; two braided cord straps of black, green and red make a handle.
Motif
Geometric motifs
Work Type
handbags
Location
Corinth >> Corinth >> Corinthia >> Peloponnese >> Greece
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1952.007.007
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Cotton
Technique
Solid embroidery
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
This brown style of embroidery was popular in Corinth.