Anne’s satchel, Green Gables Heritage Place

Small fabric bag with leather handles. The fabric is worn and has what appears to be a floral print.

The “carpet-bag” was invented for practical and necessary use, not style, during the 1800s. Regarded as today’s version of a suitcase, it functioned as a reliable carrier of one’s possessions: In Anne’s case, “all her worldly goods”, although shabby and old-fashioned.