Pocket Case
1650-1700 (made)
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Pocket case of tapestry woven silver and silver-gilt filé and carnation silk floss in a pattern of fleur-de-lys and flowers in cartouches and birds. It is rectangular in shape with a triangular flap, reinforced with pasteboard and lined with ivory silk taffeta. The seams and edges are couched with ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid), forming a loop at the point of the flap.
The side seams have been unpicked to display the case flat.
The side seams have been unpicked to display the case flat.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, pasteboard, silver, gold; tapestry woven, hand-woven |
Brief description | Pocket case oftapestry woven silver, silver-gilt on carnation, 1650-1700, French; birds, fleur-de-lys |
Physical description | Pocket case of tapestry woven silver and silver-gilt filé and carnation silk floss in a pattern of fleur-de-lys and flowers in cartouches and birds. It is rectangular in shape with a triangular flap, reinforced with pasteboard and lined with ivory silk taffeta. The seams and edges are couched with ⅛-inch (2 mm) wide woven silver lace (braid), forming a loop at the point of the flap. The side seams have been unpicked to display the case flat. |
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Accession number | 714-1897 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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