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    Posted 9 years ago

    Elisabethan
    (284 items)

    Hello CW friends! I´ve seen beaded bags and purses here on CW that I love. So I have kept my eyes open and the other day I managed to find this purse or bag and won the internet auction. I bought it for 19 USD (17 EUR).

    The size is 18 cm (7 inch) and 12 cm (4,9 inches).
    My purse shows signs of age and at the top, the Purple lining, has faded a little but otherwise it is in good condition. No beads are missing from what I can see. I´m not 100 % sure but I think the thread and lining is linnen. The beads are so very small and made of glass.

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    Comments

    1. DrFluffy DrFluffy, 9 years ago
      Drawstring, I think. I have also seen them called flapper or even mourning bags.
    2. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks DrFluffy for information and love.
    3. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks also Manikin, Mikelv85 and aghcollect always fast in giving attention, greatful!
    4. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thankyou Katherinescollection!
    5. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Gorgeous Elisabeth....so much work in making a beautiful thing to carry!
    6. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks Valention! I'm very interested in your thoughts and look forward to what ever you can find out, thanks so much for concidering helping me.
    7. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thankyou Racer4four for your nice coment! Yes I also think about how much work someone put in to this. Sewing all those tiny beads on!!
    8. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks Vetraio50, freiheit and PatSea!
    9. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thankyou Sean!
    10. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks kyratango! I wonder if this might be french?
    11. sklo42 sklo42, 9 years ago
      In 18th and 19th century England this bag would have been called a reticle but now the word is largely forgotten. That said in my small town the shop selling fabrics, threads, beads, felt, buttons etc is called 'Reticule'.
    12. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      I see, very interesting sklo42! Thankyou very much for your coment. I wonder if the bag was called that because it was handcrafted or because a lady would keep her sewingthings in it? Thanks for loving this.
    13. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thanks for loving this antiquerose.
    14. inky inky, 9 years ago
      I've always wanted one of these too, a nice old one but never seen one I like, but yours is beautiful...hopefully one day....:-)
    15. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thankyou Inky, that's so nice of you!! I also wanted one and suddenly I found it and for a great price:) Let's hope that you find one soon.
    16. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Thankyou ho2cultcha!
    17. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the help with this post. I see I have fargotten to mark it as solved. This is indeed a reticule bag from around 1890-1910 or so. I have red some books on it as well lately. I'm moving towards collecting handbags and purses maybe...

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