A basket shaped drawstring bag of ecru knitted cotton, the base and central rim stiffened, netted with coloured beads forming a central band of roses and forget-me-knots, the base with an open-work triangular lattice embellished with blue and yellow beads, circa 1820-40, probably Swiss; and an album covered with plum coloured velvet, the front inset with a shaped panel embroidered in silk petit point with a spray of flowers, the ivory ground unworked, probably 1840s

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A basket shaped drawstring bag of ecru knitted cotton, the base and central rim stiffened, netted with coloured beads forming a central band of roses and forget-me-knots, the base with an open-work triangular lattice embellished with blue and yellow beads, circa 1820-40, probably Swiss; and an album covered with plum coloured velvet, the front inset with a shaped panel embroidered in silk petit point with a spray of flowers, the ivory ground unworked, probably 1840s
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