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Purse

Purse
ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Purse is ornamented with four standing (most probably dancing) figures arranged in pairs. Figures are executed in coloured silks (red, beige, blue, brown) and metal threads on a green ground of lozanga pattern. On the bottom of the purse is a rosette-shaped decoration with a tassel in the centre. The same type of tassel (made of red silk and metal threads) is preserved at the end of the green tying string, but lacking the original red silk cuffs.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePurse
Materials and techniques
Needle lace in silk and metal thread
Brief description
Purse, needle lace in silk and metal thread, ca. 1700, England
Physical description
Purse is ornamented with four standing (most probably dancing) figures arranged in pairs. Figures are executed in coloured silks (red, beige, blue, brown) and metal threads on a green ground of lozanga pattern. On the bottom of the purse is a rosette-shaped decoration with a tassel in the centre. The same type of tassel (made of red silk and metal threads) is preserved at the end of the green tying string, but lacking the original red silk cuffs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Circumference: 30cm
Credit line
Given by Muriel Gardiner
Object history
Given by Muriel Gardiner
Bibliographic reference
Clare Browne, Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2004, p. 22, pl. 41.
Collection
Accession number
T.198-1927

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2004
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