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Purse

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small drawstring purse with pink silk lining covered with polychrome silk bobbin lace and bound with pink silk ribbon. The lace is worked with flower motifs on a net ground - the flowers and leaves are the same colour (pink, cream, blue and green) and the same design on each side but the net one side is green and one side is pink.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk bobbin lace with plain woven silk lining and silk ribbon
Brief description
Small drawstring purse, made in England, 18th century
Physical description
Small drawstring purse with pink silk lining covered with polychrome silk bobbin lace and bound with pink silk ribbon. The lace is worked with flower motifs on a net ground - the flowers and leaves are the same colour (pink, cream, blue and green) and the same design on each side but the net one side is green and one side is pink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Width: 11cm
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1572.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.457-1990

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Record createdJanuary 26, 1999
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