SWEETMEAT PURSE

Unknownc1670

Simone Handbag Museum
Seoul , South Korea

This finely woven four-sided purse depicts cupids and hearts and might have been a gift from groom to bride. Its shield shape and design were popular between 1675 and 1700, although it is missing the distinctive elaborate silk and metal thread tassels typical of the style.

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Title: SWEETMEAT PURSE
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: c1670
Location Created: FRENCH
Type: Handbag
Rights: SIMONE HANDBAG MUSEUM
Medium: SILK AND METAL THREAD,METAL BRAID AND CORD

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