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Spectacle Case
UnknownKorea, 19th century
Sookmyung Women’s University Museum
Seoul, South Korea
Korean costume, having no pockets, has a string to hang the spectacle case on the waist with. So there are cases made of carious and decorative materials. These cases, decorated with embroidery, show flowers and birds on the bodies. The flower planted on the pot, left is done in couching stitches with gold-threads, the inside embroidered in satin stitches.
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Details
- Title: Spectacle Case
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Korea, 19th century
- Location Created: Rep. of Korea
- Physical Dimensions: w4.5~5 x l12.5~13 ㎝
- Type: Embroidery
- Rights: Sookmyung Women's University Museum
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