{"id":16556,"date":"2026-01-17T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/?p=16556"},"modified":"2026-01-17T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:50:28","slug":"1800-1870-ca-beaded-stocking-purses-british-regencyera-romanticera-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=16556","title":{"rendered":"1800-1870 ca. Beaded Stocking Purses, British. #RegencyEra #RomanticEra #VictorianFashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1800-1870 ca. Stocking Purses, British. Beaded stocking purses crocheted in silk and steel beads,<br>with steel rings with tassels and fringes. via Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. collections.vam.ac.uk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition Miser or Long or Stocking or Ring Purses:  <\/strong>Long, narrow, tubular shape, often wider at ends and narrow in middle, which had a short slit opening. Popular in England and France from the mid-18th century through the early 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F<strong>rom the Curator Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong>: Stocking purses are also known as misers&#8217; or wallet purses. The majority were netted, but some were knitted or crocheted, like this one. Once worked, the elongated tube was put on an expandable purse stretcher to shape it. It was then sewn up, leaving a central opening, and squeezed through a pair of rings known as sliders, which were used to secure and separate the different coins stored at either end. It could be carried in the hand, bag or pocket, or tucked over a belt. Many stocking purses were made as presents, and were thought a suitable object to give to a gentleman.<br>Crochet is a type of needlework with an open, lacy appearance, which is formed with a hook and single length of thread making a series of loops, chains and knots. The technique developed out of &#8216;tambouring&#8217;, a type of embroidery, after the tambour hook began to be used to create series of loops, free from a ground fabric. This could then be used as a separate trimming, like lace, or made to form items like this purse. Crochet was thus added to the varieties of fancy needlework available to ladies, and instructions for making it can be found in manuals from the 1820s onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suzilove.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/06\/bag_1800-1870_stocking-purses_vam-down-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/suzilove.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/06\/bag_1800-1870_stocking-purses_vam-down-1.jpg?w=591\" alt=\"1800-1870 ca. Stocking Purses, British. 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