Purse
Purse
ca. 1700 (made)
ca. 1700 (made)
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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.
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Title | Purse |
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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | T.198-1927 |
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Record created | January 27, 2004 |
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