Purse
1700-1725 (made)
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Purse of 4 sheild-shaped linen panels, lined with carnation silk taffeta. Two panels are embroidered with coloured silks and couched with silver and silver-gilt filé in pictorial designs. Both sides depict allegorical female figures in classical dress, one seated at a table with a globe and dividers, the other holding a parrot. The purse is edged with narrow silver-gilt woven lace (braid) and has a metal snap-hance closure.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, metal, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Purse of linen embroidered with coloured silks and metal thread,1700-25, French; snap-hance closure, allegorical figures |
| Physical description | Purse of 4 sheild-shaped linen panels, lined with carnation silk taffeta. Two panels are embroidered with coloured silks and couched with silver and silver-gilt filé in pictorial designs. Both sides depict allegorical female figures in classical dress, one seated at a table with a globe and dividers, the other holding a parrot. The purse is edged with narrow silver-gilt woven lace (braid) and has a metal snap-hance closure. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Winifred Mary Bompas |
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| Accession number | T.89-1935 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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