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Small bag in envelope style, entirely woven of fine green-grey beads, with a mother-of-pearl button as fastening
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Small bag in envelope style, entirely woven of fine green-grey beads, with a mother-of-pearl button as fastening

anonymous · c. 1920 · blow molding; cutting; weaving; velvet (fabric weave); mother of pearl; linen (material); glass; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Small bag in an envelope model, double-folded with a seam along the two sides. The bag is entirely woven of fine green-grey beads, with a motif on the front and back of a golden-yellow basket with pink flowers, within a frame of golden-yellow beads. In the unlined flap a narrow notch through which the mother-of-pearl button can be inserted to close the bag. Lining of ecru moiré linen. In the bag a double-folded powder cushion of watered satin and velvet, on which powder remains (see B).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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bag
Credit lineKleine tas in een enveloppemodel, geheel geweven van fijne groengrijze kralen, met een parelmoeren knoop als sluiting. c. 1920. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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