Handbag (re-purposed from the sleeve trim from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with trim along the top portion of solid embroidery in red, dark blue and white cotton; design of figured bands ending in triangles feather edged; zig-zag, dots, arrows; embroidery does not extend all the around the bag as the underarm portion of the sleeve was left undone; metal eyelets; no straps.
Pouch of natural woven linen needlepoint embroidered in an open-mesh of nine floral sprays of pink with black center and purple with yellow center flowers with black stems with green filled leaves; floral sprays alternate and have three of the same flowers on each spray except for the top left spray which has one purple flower and two pink flowers; drawstring closure at top; bottom of bag is embroidered with smaller flowers.
Handbag (re-purposed from the sleeve trim from a woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton with heavy textural embroidery in black silk; solid embroidered band along the top with distinct motifs dipping down in straight lines separated by open space; two braided cord stripes create a short handle.
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.
Handbag of heavyweight, hand-spun, hand-woven natural white cotton with a 4 7/8" solid embroidered band trim along the top in a geometric pattern with linear designs in red and blue; bag has been repurposed from a portion of a sleeve, the underside of which was not fully embroidered, giving the handbag a design only part way around; bag has braided cord straps in an orange and blue twist.
Reticule handbag of mustard yellow (turmeric) tatted lace with drawstring closure; bottom of bag and ends of drawstring are finished with a fan-shaped cup; intricate open-work design; coin purse.
Handbag (repurposed from sleeve trim of a woman's garment) of hand-woven cotton with a 4" band of solid embroidery in linear geometric patterns in dark brown with accents of blue, green and tan silk; figured bands; two braided cord straps at top.
Pouch Bag of ecru felt with metallic gold embroidery couched with yellow yarns in a design of swirls and circles; bag is a small diamond shape with loop at top; loop and trimmed along the edges in a band of woven metallic gold threads; lower three corners have three metallic woven baubles, each with a white lined red seed bead at end; same baubles at center-front; two lower edges are sewn closed; small strap at top connects one side panel to the other; back is plain felt.
Handbag (repurposed from the sleeve trim of an Attica woman's garment) of heavy-weight natural cotton trimmed along the top portion with a 5" solid embroidered band in red and blue cotton with accents of white; design has a solid red ground with a superimposed design in dark blue of geometric linear motifs in patterned bands; back side of the bag does not have the design all the way around as the underside of the sleeve was left unfinished; leather straps for handle at center.