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Small purse, shield shaped, embroidered in polychrome silks and metal thread. On one side, a lady in Turkish costume against couched silver ground; on reverse, basket of flowers, with wide borders worked in gold thread. Lined in coral taffeta, with a metal clasp.

Details

  • Title: Purse
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: mid- 18th century
  • Type: Purse
  • Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
  • Medium: Medium: silk and metal thread embroidery, coiled wire and gilt spangles on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, knot, satin, crossed chain, and couching stitches with attached coils of wire and gilt spangles on plain weave foundation
  • Provenance: ex. coll. Georges Saville Seligman
  • Exhibitions: New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt Museum. More Than Meets the Eye, November 15, 1977 to February 15, 1978. New York, NY, Cooper Union Museum. The Greenleaf Collection: Textile Arts from the 16th to early 19th century, January 22 to May 9, 1964.
  • Dimensions: H x W: 11.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

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