Victorian Black Silk  Drawstring Purse Bag with Cord Decoration, damaged, 1800s

ERA: True vintage item from the 1800s
MEASUREMENTS: the item is 14 inches long, (12-1/2 inches long from drawstring section to bottom) 11 inches wide
MATERIAL: cotton, rayon cord
LABEL: none, probably home sewn
Black silk bag with drawstring. The silk is fine ribbed and smooth silk is down each side. Rayon cord appliques on the front and the back of the bag. Unlined
CONDITION: Fair condition. The ribbon is a later replacement as a drawstring. The casing for the drawstring is tearing and fraying with holes. The silk has many small scattered holes. The front and rhe back have areas of thinning to the silk and is very delicate. The appliques are faded to a tan-brown.