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Stocking purse

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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Stocking purse of knitted cream silk and coloured beads. The central part of the purse has blue flowers with pink centres and five green leaves on a white ground. A wreath of red and blue flowers are on either side. The shaped ends of the purse are worked in red beads with a tiny flower pattern in green and pink. At either end is a knob made of yellow beads. The slip opening is bordered by flowers and leaves worked in red, yellow and green.

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  • Title: Stocking purse
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1800/1899
  • Location: England
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 7.75 in, Width: 2 in
  • Provenance: Given by Capt. H. G. H. Tracy, RN
  • Medium: Knitted silk, beads
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