A unique hand crafted love token bag. Leather dyed in differing shades over a rush frame, decorated with plants to one side and a central heart to the other between the date of 1834, this exceptional piece of folk art has a wonderful surface and is charming in the extreme. These bags were often given as wedding gifts and handed down through families and were. used for carrying meat from the butchers shop.
Dated 1834 Austrian
Note: I would like to thank Daphne Dunn for her information on the origin of this piece.
Length 60cm (23 1\2”)
Height 43cm ( 17”)
A unique hand crafted love token bag. Leather dyed in differing shades over a rush frame, decorated with plants to one side and a central heart to the other between the date of 1834, this exceptional piece of folk art has a wonderful surface and is charming in the extreme. These bags were often given as wedding gifts and handed down through families and were. used for carrying meat from the butchers shop.
Dated 1834 Austrian
Note: I would like to thank Daphne Dunn for her information on the origin of this piece.
Length 60cm (23 1\2”)
Height 43cm ( 17”)
