Sweet Bag
DATE 1637, English
Glass beads strung on silk; leather lining; silk and metallic braided handles.
Description: Small rectangular drawstring bag of glass beads; design consists of brown background, with central vase of yellow flowers, and green birds either side of the center. Across top, in white beads, is the phrase “IN HOP MI HART TO RST 1637”. Extension at the top for drawstring eyelets is silk. Leather lining. Braided multicolor handles.Mark(s)IN HOP MI HART TO RST 1637
5 1/2″ X 4 1/2″ (Excluding handles)
CREDIT: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, item# 1990-4
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