Online Collections Database

Reticule

Object/Artifact

Cotton roller print sewing bag or reticule in red-brown and pink on cream (?) ground- stripes of roses with guard stripes of tiny overlapping ellipses; lined with fabric (home-made?) of linen warp/cotton weft; plied cotton drawstrings; stitched with linen; 1.5" 'ruffle' hem at top.

G88.132

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1825 - 1835

reticule

cotton

roller print

linen

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