Purse

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Envelope shaped purse embroidered in a small-scale flame-stitch pattern in bright polychrome wools on a hemp (?) canvas, piped in deep pink wool, stiffened with cardboard and lined with salmon pink taffeta.

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Title: Purse
Date Created: 18th century
Location Created: USA
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: wool, hemp Technique: embroidered in counted flame stitch
Credit line: Gift of Marian Hague

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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