Purse
ca. 1862 (made)
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Black velvet purse, lined with white silk, and embroidered with flower designs in silver-wrapped thread, with a latticework design in pleated, flattened silver wire and sequins, surrounded by a floral border in silver-wrapped thread and sequins, and a silver fringe, the neck has a silver and red silk braid with tassels of silver-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven velvet, silk lined, silver-wrapped thread and silver |
| Brief description | Textile, purse, velvet, silver-wrapped thread embroidery, sequins, Varanasi, ca. 1862 |
| Physical description | Black velvet purse, lined with white silk, and embroidered with flower designs in silver-wrapped thread, with a latticework design in pleated, flattened silver wire and sequins, surrounded by a floral border in silver-wrapped thread and sequins, and a silver fringe, the neck has a silver and red silk braid with tassels of silver-wrapped thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ''BENGAL/Class 24 Invoice No. 5484/Bag Blue/Benares' (Printed label, inside object.) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 14] '0394. BAG. Blue velvet, embroidered with silver; Benares. 4069'. Slip book entry 4069: 'Purse or Bag / Benares / 62 / Blue velvet Emb'd with Silver & Tassels'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a bag or purse, an accessory. |
| Other number | 4069 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0394(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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