Austentation: Regency Accessories
Off-white and Ivory Regency/Victorian Woven Damask Reticule
Off-white and Ivory Regency/Victorian Woven Damask Reticule
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She soon believed herself to penetrate Mrs. Elton's thoughts, and ... she saw her with a sort of anxious parade of mystery fold up a letter which she had apparently been reading aloud to Miss Fairfax, and return it into the purple and gold reticule by her side...
-Emma
Jane Austen
This listing is for a handmade reticule with a woven flower bud pattern and in a beautiful touch-of-cream shade. The cord is ivory. It measures approximately 8 1/2" by 6". See second image for a sample glimpse of the interior, lined in white.
Because the straight lines of Regency gowns did not provide room for pockets, women were forced to carry necessary items in small drawstring bags called reticules. Precursor to today's purse, the reticule provided a place to store important things (small parcels, spare change, the ever-present handkerchief, a small mirror, perhaps a snuffbox...all the rage at the time... or powder, smelling salts, and a love-letter or two) close at hand.
