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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: LADIES GREEN SILK BEADED DRAWSTRING BAG, 1880
... MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: LADIES GREEN SILK BEADED...ladies green silk beaded bag... COSTUME Female ladies green silk beaded bag Clothing. Five sided ...
Clothing. Five sided green, silk, beaded bag. Lined with green linen gauze like fabric. Ten .8 cm brass loops sewn to the top of the bag.Has a drawstring of green cotton thread. Two peaked flaps, 7.5 cm deep, fall from below the drawstring over the top of the bag. Flaps and the main body of the bag have exquisite tiny glass beads - white, and clear-(reflecting the green of the fabric) in an absolutely exquisite floral design. These beads are the tiniest beads imaginable. The underside of the flaps is lined with the linen gauze, and an overlay of silk. This silk is badly worn and disintegrating.costume, female, ladies green silk beaded bag