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Reticule
(c. 1890)

Medium
cotton, silk

Measurements
18.0 × 22.0 cm irreg.

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Shirley Schneisler, 1972

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Australia

Accession Number
D56-1972

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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.