Context (Field collection)
Collected by Mrs Grace Desborough Caroe in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by MAA on 18 July 1988.
Event Date 18/7/1988
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Venetian needle point white linen bag with crochet drawstring; Good; Whole
'There are some brown stains on the fabric. K. Sutton 19/10/2000'
Event Date 13/9/1988
Author: maa

Context (Display)
Loan: On loan to the Hellenic Centre in 2002.
Event Date 2002
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
This style of needle work is 'Lefgara isi' ['Lefgara' being the name of the village where the needlework originated, and 'isi' meaning work.] The lacework is undertaken on a pillow with the needles at the sides to mark out the pattern. From notes by Sadiye Destur, a Turkish traditional costume tailor and researcher, and translated by her niece, Zelish Tekman Ozakinsel,14 June 2012.
Event Date 1/8/2012
Author: Rachel Hand

Conservation (Freezing)
1170 | Freezing
Event Date 12/5/2015
Author: cft31

Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1338 | Repack
Event Date 6/5/2015
Author: cft31

Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular textile bag with decorative open-work pattern. Cord drawstring.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Lefgara isi. A rectangular linen bag. Made from two rectangles stitched together with lefgara isi, open lace needlework. There is also a lefgara isi panel along the bottom half on the front and the back. A cord drawstring is attached along the top
Event Date 26/4/2023
Author: Emily Shorter