19th century
Glass beads, cloth, velvet
Height 42 inches including tassels
Provenance: Collection of Sir John Everett Millais, London (1829 to 1896); Speak Bequest, UK; William Ohly (1883 to 1955), Berkeley Galleries, London, and Abbey Museum, Hertfordshire, UK; thence by descent
A Great Lakes bandolier bag worked in glass seed beads in the region's distinctive floral style. Spot stitched flowers, buds, and leaves in blue, rose, gold, and green wind across a white beaded ground on the shoulder strap and the lower panel, while a band of black velvet frames the central pouch. Beaded tabs and tassels finish the lower edge.
The bag descends through a documented chain of nineteenth and twentieth century British collections. It was held by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais, passed through the Speak Bequest, and entered the collection of the dealer William Ohly, associated with the Berkeley Galleries in London and the Abbey Museum in Hertfordshire, before passing down by descent.
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19th century
Glass beads, cloth, velvet
Height 42 inches including tassels
Provenance: Collection of Sir John Everett Millais, London (1829 to 1896); Speak Bequest, UK; William Ohly (1883 to 1955), Berkeley Galleries, London, and Abbey Museum, Hertfordshire, UK; thence by descent
A Great Lakes bandolier bag worked in glass seed beads in the region's distinctive floral style. Spot stitched flowers, buds, and leaves in blue, rose, gold, and green wind across a white beaded ground on the shoulder strap and the lower panel, while a band of black velvet frames the central pouch. Beaded tabs and tassels finish the lower edge.
The bag descends through a documented chain of nineteenth and twentieth century British collections. It was held by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais, passed through the Speak Bequest, and entered the collection of the dealer William Ohly, associated with the Berkeley Galleries in London and the Abbey Museum in Hertfordshire, before passing down by descent.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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