by Kathy Gunderson | Jul 31, 2025
← Museum Embroidered Bag, 19th C. Embroidered bag with metal frame and chain, 1st half 19th century. Floral bouquet. Reverse: Flower tendril. Embroidery template L. W. Wittich, Berlin. Lipperheidesche Kostümbibliothek. Collection of Sabina Schürenberg Details Date:...
by Kathy Gunderson | Jul 31, 2025
← Museum Silk & Beaded Purse, 19th C. Silk bag with embroidered lower part, 1st half of the 19th century. The language of flowers is expressed by the floral wreath. In the center Erinnerung (Memory). Reverse: Alpine house with people. Undated gift of love....
by Kathy Gunderson | Apr 28, 2025
← Museum Three Maria Monaci Gallenga Purses Three Maria Monaci Gallenga purses. Two made with braided drawstrings and Murano glass Pate de Verre beads and tassels. All were made with a block printing technique with metallic pigments. Rare The Maria Monaci...
by Kathy Gunderson | Apr 28, 2025
← Museum c. 1680s Bellows Purse Description c.1680 Bellows Purse. A very rare type of purse. It is unknown what they could have been used for as they are very small. Some textile historians believe they may have been essentially decorative and used to show the maker's...
by Kathy Gunderson | Apr 28, 2025
← Museum Art Nouveau Purse C.1910, Art Nouveau leather and velvet purse. The leather was decorated with pyrography (burning a design into leather). A rare technique used on an antique purse. France. Collection of Paula Higgins Details Date: 1910s Materials: Leather,...
