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LETTER CASE

Unknownc1740-50

Simone Handbag Museum

Simone Handbag Museum
Seoul , South Korea

Textiles were highly prized and often left to relatives in wills or passed down through families. Silk was the most expensive fabric, particularly silk velvet. This purse is made from scraps of brocaded silk, possibly left over from the reshaping of a silk gown. Its design is typical of the 1730s but the purse was likely made a decade or two later.

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  • Title: LETTER CASE
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: c1740-50
  • Location Created: FRENCH
  • Type: Handbag
  • Rights: SIMONE HANDBAG MUSEUM
  • Medium: SILK BROCADE, METAL BRAID, AND SILK THREAD
Simone Handbag Museum

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