V&A
Sage Green Silk Embroidered Floral Pouch
Roaring Twenties / Art Deco · 1920s · Korean
Production
handmade
Material
silk
Culture
Korean
Influences
traditional Korean embroidery techniques
A small silk pouch with drawstring closure featuring hand-embroidered floral motifs on a pale green ground. The embroidery depicts flowering branches with pink blossoms and brown stems, executed in satin stitch technique typical of Korean needlework. The pouch has a gathered top with black silk drawstring cords and appears to be constructed from lightweight silk fabric. The embroidery shows careful attention to naturalistic detail in the flower petals and branch placement, characteristic of early 20th century Korean decorative arts that blended traditional motifs with modern sensibilities.
bag/wallet
Connected To
Technique·hand-embroidery
LINEAGEcross-category→ directed
Lineage: “traditional Korean embroidery techniques”
These two pieces trace the elegant arc of Korean needlework from ceremonial dress to modern accessory. The traditional collar's meticulous silk embroidery—those tiny, jewel-toned flowers scattered across cream cotton like a miniature garden—uses the same delicate chain stitches and French knots that bloom on the 1920s pouch's sage silk.
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VISUAL ECHO10 years · cross-culture · cross-category
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VISUAL ECHO70 years · cross-culture
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