Alms bag

Unknown artist1701/1800

The Polish Museum in Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland

An alms bag for collecting donations for the poor. Made of leather and green velvet, embroidered with gold and silver thread.
It belonged to Maria Josepha (1731-1767), daughter of August III the Saxon, King of Poland. In 1747, she became Dauphine of France, as the second wife of Louis Ferdinand Bourbon, Dauphin of France (1729-1765). She was mother of three kings of France: Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X.

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Title: Alms bag
Creator: Unknown artist
Date Created: 1701/1800
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 11.5 cm, height: 8.5 cm
Provenance: Purchased from Leon Truszkowski from Paris.
Type: Bag
Medium: Velvet, leather, convex embroidery with gold and silver thread

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