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h2{font-size:19px!important}.prod-guarantee{flex-direction:column!important;text-align:center!important}}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"prod-hero\" style=\"background:#1f3a52 !important; color:#ffffff !important; padding:36px 28px !important; border-radius:8px !important; text-align:center !important;\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod-hero-icon\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e🐚\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eHand-Woven On A Verandah Above The Moyne River, Port Fairy\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-hero-sub\" style=\"color:#d6c3a3 !important;\"\u003eBy Maureen Kerrisk, 72 — third-generation weaver, the last hand-weaver on the Shipwreck Coast still making handbags.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod-story-quote\"\u003e“I always thought the hands would go first. Turns out it was my eyes. These last 46 are the best I’ve ever woven — I just can’t make a 2,300th.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-story-author\"\u003e— Maureen Kerrisk, Port Fairy, Victoria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat comes in every box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-includes-icon\"\u003e👜\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Handbag\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShell silhouette, river-mouth-cured cotton, hand-stamped ledger number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-includes-icon\"\u003e🧶\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBraided Top-Handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-braided cotton shoulder handle (46 cm) — the 1934 Bridget braid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-includes-icon\"\u003e📿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePearl Cross-Body Strap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e134 hand-strung freshwater pearls (96 cm) on bronze clips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-includes-icon\"\u003e📜\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLedger Certificate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbered ledger entry, signed by Maureen and her granddaughter Sienna\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSix things make a Kerrisk a Kerrisk\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e🧵\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moyne River Weave\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree-layer cotton on a four-shaft floor loom a Geelong cabinetmaker built in 1953, inherited from Maureen’s mother. Press it flat in a suitcase and it springs back into the shell silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e🐚\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Triton Shell Silhouette\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven off the same eighteen-centimetre triton her father brought up in a cray pot off Julia Percy Island in 1963. Every bag traced from that one shell since 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e⚪\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Hand-Strung Pearl Strap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e134 freshwater pearls strung in the pattern of Bridget Kerrisk’s 1936 wedding necklace. Pairs with a braided cotton top-handle — swap between the two on bronze clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e🌊\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe River-Mouth Cured Cotton\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four hours in a galvanised tub of seawater from the mouth of the Moyne before weaving. Tighter fibres, far less fading through a full Australian summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e👁\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Open-Top Architecture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo closure, deliberately. Quick in and out at a table, on the ferry, at the market. You see what’s in it at a glance instead of rummaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feature-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-feature-icon\"\u003e📖\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Gipps Street Ledger\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-stamped number in the lining, entered in the leather ledger Maureen started in 1977. This final batch is #2,254–#2,299.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-expert\" style=\"background:#1f3a52 !important; color:#ffffff !important; padding:28px 26px !important; border-radius:8px !important;\"\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eFrom the textile archive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-quote\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e“There are perhaps a dozen genuine three-generation craft lineages still working in regional Victoria, and the Kerrisk weaving line is one of them. It closes this summer. Maureen’s final batch isn’t simply a handbag — it is a documented piece of Australian craft history. We hold two of her mother’s bags in the collection. These will be the last ones anybody can hold.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-name\" style=\"color:#d6c3a3 !important;\"\u003eDr Helen Brough\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-title\" style=\"color:#b2a589 !important;\"\u003eTextile historian, Geelong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-colors\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAvailable in five colours\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-colors-chips\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-dot prod-color-bonewhite\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBone White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-dot prod-color-saltkhaki\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSalt Khaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-dot prod-color-sandbrown\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSand Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-dot prod-color-channelblue\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eChannel Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-color-dot prod-color-mustardyellow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMustard Yellow\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e🍸 Drinks on the deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e👰 Coastal weddings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e🥂 Long Sunday lunches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e🛍 Weekend markets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e✈️ Travel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e🎁 Birthday gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e🌅 Summer holidays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-perfect-tag\"\u003e⛴ Ferry crossings\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy these aren’t factory bags\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list-items\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForty-nine years of practice\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hand-woven by Maureen Kerrisk, who has sat at the same loom since 1977.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo hands but hers\u003c\/strong\u003e — Every bag is woven entirely by Maureen. No helpers, no apprentices, no factory floor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage materials\u003c\/strong\u003e — River-mouth-cured cotton from the family stock, freshwater pearls from the same supplier the family has used since 1963.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumbered and logged\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hand-stamped in the lining and entered in a ledger that has been running for forty-nine years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily certified\u003c\/strong\u003e — Each bag ships with a certificate signed by Maureen and her granddaughter Sienna.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-guarantee-icon\"\u003e💛\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod-guarantee-text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-day returns, no questions asked.\u003c\/strong\u003e If the bag isn’t right for you, we send a prepaid label and refund the full amount, no worries. We want these carried, not kept out of obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout hand-made:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bag is woven by Maureen herself. Small differences between bags aren’t faults — they’re the evidence of the hand that made them. Slight variation in weave density, pearl spacing or colour depth is exactly why this isn’t a factory product. Hand-wash cold, dry flat in the shade, store flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% river-mouth-cured cotton, warp and weft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSurface\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen weave with hand-finished edges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSet contents\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 handbag + 1 braided top-handle + 1 pearl cross-body strap + numbered certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36 cm × 28 cm × 13 cm (depth) — opening 20 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStrap length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTop-handle: 46 cm (shoulder) \/ Pearl strap: 96 cm (cross-body)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eColours\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBone White \/ Salt Khaki \/ Sand Brown \/ Channel Blue \/ Mustard Yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClosure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen top (no zip, no magnet)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-woven at Port Fairy, Victoria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCraftsmanship\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne weaver, 49 years at the loom, 1953 four-shaft floor loom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePearls\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e134 freshwater pearls on the cross-body strap, 4–8 mm, sorted by lustre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-wash cold, dry flat in the shade, store flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMade to date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2,299 since 1977 (Maureen’s ledger)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Maureen Kerrisk","offers":[{"title":"Bone White","offer_id":59081662103900,"sku":"BG-MAUREEN-SHELL-BONEWHITE","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Salt Khaki","offer_id":59081665413468,"sku":"BG-MAUREEN-SHELL-SALTKHAKI","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sand Brown","offer_id":59081665446236,"sku":"BG-MAUREEN-SHELL-SANDBROWN","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Channel Blue","offer_id":59081665479004,"sku":"BG-MAUREEN-SHELL-CHANNELBLUE","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mustard Yellow","offer_id":59081665511772,"sku":"BG-MAUREEN-SHELL-MUSTARDYELLOW","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/4081\/9292\/files\/au-gal-01.jpg?v=1789122407","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/maureens-shell-handbag","provider":"BACKROAD GOODS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}