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Purse
early 19th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Flat purse with a drawstring top; one face has a bouquet of flowers, the other a basket of flowers. The sides and top are decorated with a deep edging of fruit, flowers, and animals, including a camel. In polychrome silks over white satin. An example of a type of needle knotting called oya, practiced in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Details
- Title: Purse
- Date Created: early 19th century
- Location Created: Turkey
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk, wire; silk lining Technique: needle knotting (bebilla or oya), silk satin lining Label: silk needle knotting (bebilla or oya), silk satin lining
- Credit line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
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