Reticule

Name/Title

Reticule

Entry/Object ID

G89.106

Description

"Reticule of knit black silk with rose and ivy design and geometric borders. Jet (?) bead fringe at cut-corner bottom. Black glass bead ground with opaque white, pale pink, l blue, turquoise, and trans blue that looks grey. Black silk satin top with black silk ribbon ties. White leather lining. 5.5” x ?”" The black ground is suspect- could be a later example. They were much emulated in the early 20th c.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1835 - 1920

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

Purse, Reticule, Blue, Black, Beaded

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in