Victorian Silk Crochet Reticule of Alma Osgood

Title

Victorian Silk Crochet Reticule of Alma Osgood

Creator

Unknown Maker

Date

1890-1900

Description

This Victorian era drawstring purse (reticule) is crocheted in a horizontal striped pattern in shades of purple. Each purple horizontal stripe is separated by one thin black and one thin yellow stripe. The thread is thought to be silk. Two purple tassels are attached to the bottom of the round concave shaped purse with a woven ornament resembling a Chinese garment closure referred to as a "frog." The top of each tassel is bound in gold metallic thread and wound into a pattern that also appears to have Chinese influence.No inscription

Subject

Purse
Pattern
Stripe
Osgood, Alma Regina Johannesdotter Johnson Shelgren, 1873-1955
Attributed to
Redstone, Colorado
Uncertain

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Relation

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/ViewImage.aspx?template=Image&field=DerivedIma&hash=87655BCC1F3A07D8E9D0AB18769C26E9

Type

physical object

References

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal/Portal.aspx?component=AAFW&record=01147B14-DC58-4188-A982-4F3B79502528

Citation

Unknown Maker, “Victorian Silk Crochet Reticule of Alma Osgood,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 6, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/32514.

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