Object detail

Description
An evening bag made of grey silk type material embroidered with roses. The front has blue cut glass, dressmakers beads worked into a pattern with roses. The front is constructed of three horizontal panels sewn together and attached to the back piece with piping in the side seam. The gold embossed frame with chain is attached at each end of the front opening piece of frame. The fabric is hand sewn onto the frame.The lining fabric is gathered onto frame with grey braid around opening.
Measurements
Length - 185mm.
Width - 220mm.
Credit line
Gifted by the Tauranga Musical Society.
Accession number
0022/00
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