knotwork handbag

KNOTWORK - MACRAME
Avellette, Joseph
Circa 1910
12.00 x 7.75 x 0

Knotwork handbag, silverplated frame and chain handle; made of sail twine dyed violet, tassel from bottom center; knotted design of three crosses, swastika on other; made by Joseph Avellette, c. 1910; he was chief in Navy and was aboard PRESIDENT LINCOLN when it was torpedoed during World War I, and spent 18 hours in the water before being rescued.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN naval vessel
1971.183