17th Century: beadwork bag 1690

ENGLISH WILLIAM AND MARY BEADWORK BAG, CIRCA 1690


Height without straps 4 in.

Fine polychrome beads threaded on net ground, four individual panels, each with white ground and floral spray alternating between rose and carnation, joined together with needle looping, lined in blue silk satin; now mounted on a wooden post and base with a Perspex case.
In reasonably good condition, with scattered losses and replacements to beadwork, and end of one gold thread gauze handle is detached, visible in catalogue photo. Later blue silk lining. Losses and flaking to black paint on modern base

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