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Culture:American?
Title:bag or reticule
Date Made:1800-1840
Type:Personal Equipment
Materials:textile: cotton, linen?
Place Made:United States?
Measurements:overall: 11 x 7 1/2 in.; 27.94 x 19.05 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2000.18.5
Credit Line:Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Fund for Curatorial Acquisitions
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Woman's cylindrical drawstring bag, the outside of which is made of piecework printed cotton with alternating 8-point stars within squares, as well as alternating squares of brown and tan printed fabric. The bottom is a diamond-shaped, plain weave cotton, edged with matching off-white netted fringe. The open top is edged with a 1 3/8" deep cotton that makes a frill when the bag is closed. The bag is completely lined in a white/off-white plain weave cotton. Fair condition. Holes exist in every square of printed brown and tan. The lining is partially unsewn at the top.

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