Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Miser’s Purse, early 19th century

  Miser’s purse worked in bebilla or oya with very small flowers and leaves on green mesh. Two covered rings as slides for purse.

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  Miser’s Purse, early 19th century

  Small netted purse in dark brown silk with cut steel beads in floral design. Looped tassels of cut steel beads at each end; single steel ring.

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  Miser’s Purse (France), 1830–60

  Knitted miser’s purse of tan silk with cut steel beads, with beaded tassel at rounded end and bead loop fringe at flat end. Plain cut steel rings to fasten.

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  Cream colored silk miser’s purse with designs of flowers in cut steel beads. Tassels are made from cut steel loops. Single ring of steel, grooved ornament to fasten purse.

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  Bed Hanging (Italy), 18th century

  Long hanging of white linen with drawn work band on all four sides. Bobbin lace insertions in two narrow strips, and bobbin lace edging at ends. Design in drawn work…

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  Bed Hanging (France), 1730–70

  Bed hangings of heavy white silk, embroidered in gold thread, gold foil strips, and colored silks. Each panel is made up of two breadths of fabric seamed down the center…

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  Bed Hanging (France), 1730–70

  Bed hangings of heavy white silk, embroidered in gold thread, gold foil strips, and colored silks. Each panel is made up of two breadths of fabric seamed down the center…

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  Bed Hanging (India (for European market)), late 17th century

  Large hanging of cotton chintz, lined with pale blue Chinese silk damask (now removed), contemporary with the chintz, and bound on three sides with twill curtain binding. The design is…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  White silk purse ornamented with cut steel and gold beads in small diamond pattern. Two rings of cut steel in gold control side opening. Twisted gold beads ending in larger…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  Crocheted white silk ornamented with gold beads in all-over checkerboard pattern. Two gold rings with foliate decoration control side opening; fancy gold drops at each end.