. . "0.40459999442100524902"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Many thousands of small purses were knitted, embroidered or crocheted in the nineteenth century, intended either for personal use or as a gift or donated to a worthy fundraising cause. Crocheting, incorporating brightly coloured beadwork, was popular in the 1830s, but it was knitting as a domestic craft that thrived as a elegant drawing-room occupation. Much time was devoted to making intricate and delicate items of fancy work without obvious use."@en . . . . "Orange and yellow purse, square shaped, decorated with a pattern of openwork stitches and two tassels,with a drawstring to close the top."@en . . . "0.57969999313354492188"^^ . . . "8. SMALL BAG\nHand-knitted silk lined with silk twill and decorated with tassels\nEnglish, mid 19th century\n\nThis rectangular-shaped bag, knitted in stripes and patterned with openwork stitches, is made in one flat piece and seamed across the bottom and at one side. It closes with a drawstring at the top.\n\nBequeathed by Captain H.B. Murray\nT.397-1910 [1985]"@en . "Many thousands of small purses were knitted, embroidered or crocheted in the nineteenth century, intended either for personal use or as a gift or donated to a worthy fundraising cause. Crocheting, incorporating brightly coloured beadwork, was popular in the 1830s, but it was knitting as a domestic craft that thrived as a elegant drawing-room occupation. Much time was devoted to making intricate and delicate items of fancy work without obvious use."@en . . "1826 / 1875, United Kingdom" . . . . "1826 / 1875, United Kingdom" . "0.79970002174377441406"^^ . "Orange and yellow purse, square shaped, decorated with a pattern of openwork stitches and two tassels,with a drawstring to close the top."@en . . . "T.397-1910" . "8. SMALL BAG\nHand-knitted silk lined with silk twill and decorated with tassels\nEnglish, mid 19th century\n\nThis rectangular-shaped bag, knitted in stripes and patterned with openwork stitches, is made in one flat piece and seamed across the bottom and at one side. It closes with a drawstring at the top.\n\nBequeathed by Captain H.B. Murray\nT.397-1910 [1985]"@en . .