Purse
18th century (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1572. |
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| Accession number | T.457-1990 |
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| Record created | January 26, 1999 |
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