[Beaded work]

1818 · 23 pictures

A hand-coloured plate of 1818 showing pairs of beaded purses with arched gilt frames and tasselled bottoms, likely a French pattern book for needleworkers of the period. The purses are drawn as grid-based bead designs, so a designer can take their charted motifs, such as flower baskets, wreaths, shepherd scenes and diagonal chevron borders, as ready-made pattern repeats.

Beadwork · Handbags

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