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Purse

Unknown1700/1800

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Small drawstring purse with pink silk lining covered with polychrome silk bobbin lace and bound with pink silk ribbon. The lace is worked with flower motifs on a net ground - the flowers and leaves are the same colour (pink, cream, blue and green) and the same design on each side but the net one side is green and one side is pink.

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  • Title: Purse
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1700/1800
  • Location: England
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 6.5 cm, Width: 11 cm
  • Provenance: Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The Art Fund
  • Medium: Silk bobbin lace with plain woven silk lining and silk ribbon
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