brown cloth, possibly stroud, broadcloth or velveteen(?); silk ribbon; yarn; glass beads; black woollen cloth; printed cotton fabric; blue grosgrain cotton fabric; thin patterned fabric with sheen, possibly silk(?)

Bag is made of two pieces of possibly brown stroud(?) lined with blue grosgrain cotton fabric and bound with silk ribbon with a glass bead trim. Beadwork ornaments the lower portion and sides of the front panel of the bag, and silk ribbon work appliqué with yarn tassels decorates the upper portion. The back panel of the bag extends above the front and is decorated with silk ribbon work appliqué at the bag opening. A piece of possibly silk(?) patterned fabric is sewn to the upper portion of the back of the bag. The tabbed strap is made of beaded black woollen cloth lined with pieces of printed cotton fabric and bound with silk ribbon with glass bead trim. One end of the strap is sewn to the corner of the front panel of the bag, and the other end of the strap is sewn to the opposing corner of the back.

Repeated lobed, curved and horned motifs in beadwork. Zigzag or diamond shapes in ribbonwork.

Museum documentation

Transferred to the museum from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden (The Royal Cabinet of Curiosities) in The Hague when it closed in 1883.