His hands bound in a web of green silk · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: His hands bound in a web of green silk
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Courtship; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Flirting in literature; Clutch bags; Handbags; Marriage customs and rites in literature; Handicraft
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: The image depicts a scene from Chapter IV in which Joseph Sedley is helping Rebecca Sharp make a green silk purse. Rebecca Sharp is seated on a lounge chaise holding a string which winds around the hands of Joseph Sedley, who is seated opposite her on a wooden chair. A faded portrait hangs on the wall behind the chaise.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25078
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero In Two Volumes
Parent Collection: "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893); "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893)
Image: mta_25078_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Courtship; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Flirting in literature; Clutch bags; Handbags; Marriage customs and rites in literature; Handicraft