4. BAG
Hand-knitted cotton with coloured glass beads, finished and lined with shot taffeta. English, 1830-40
This cylindrical bag has a drawstring at the top. The beads were threaded onto the cotton in the correct order before knitting commenced - there is one bead for each stitch. The floral basket design is repeated on the other side of the bag. Beadwork knitting was developed and became very popular during the first half of the 19th century.
Given by the Misses A&F Kinkelin
T.372-1967 [1985]