Collection Online

Reticule
(c. 1890)

Medium
cotton, silk
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Shirley Schneisler, 1972
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton, silk
Measurements
18.0 × 22.0 cm irreg.
Place/s of Execution
Australia
Accession Number
D56-1972
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Shirley Schneisler, 1972
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Cream cotton, hand-knitted with a centre panel of leaf motifs, surrounded on two sides with a cable stitch pattern, a wide decorative border with Vandyke style pattern on three sides, trimmed with rosettes, the top opening has a fine open scallop edging, the inside of the bag has a cream silk lining.