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Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna (maker)
Unknown (designer)
Beaded bag (c. 1914)
glass, silk
14.0 × 14.0 × 2.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Samuel E. Wills Bequest, 1976
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Beaded bag
(c. 1914)
Medium
glass, silk
Measurements
14.0 × 14.0 × 2.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Samuel E. Wills Bequest, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Austria
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D218-1976
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
The small drawstring bag is entirely covered in small glass beads. There is no distinguishing feature to determine the front from the back of the bag, therefore, the design features several motifs scattered between the front and back. These include five prominent butterflies, a dragonfly and a leaf. These appear on a background of several different shades of blue, of mint green and of white. These beads are configured in colour groups, and together resemble a sky.