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SWEETMEAT PURSE
Unknownc1580-1600
Simone Handbag Museum
Seoul , South Korea
Regular washing and bathing were not customary in Elizabethan England but most people still sought to mask unpleasant body odours by carrying a sweetmeat purse. These small purses contained sweet smelling herbs and other pleasantly scented items. This beautifully worked example could be carried in the hand or worn on the body.
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Details
- Title: SWEETMEAT PURSE
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: c1580-1600
- Location Created: ENGLISH
- Type: Handbag
- Rights: SIMONE HANDBAG MUSEUM
- Medium: SILK AND METAL KNIT AND SILK CORD
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