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Object Number
991-10-60/14548
Display Title
Embroidered bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular silk(?) bag; elaborately embroidered on both sides with floral and other patterns in blues, greens, pinks and white; lined and edged in pale purple synthetic fabric; no closure
Inventory Description
Bag, embroidered, polychrome floral on cream, pink trim and interior
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1885-1889
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Dimensions
Overall: 28.9 x 23.5 cm (11 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-10-60/14548
Provenance
Collector
Eleanor Coffin Anderson
(1885-1889)
Donor
Eleanor Dickinson
(8/23/91)
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