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Production: Unknown
Purse, linen, worked with polychrome silks, gilt and silver threads in couching, buttonhole and plaited braid stitches with woven bosses; 8 vertical compartments, each containing a long spray with circular stems bearing various flowers (cornflower, rose, strawberry). Gathered at the bottom, drawstring missing, handle of plaited silk attached by Turks head knots of silver cord lined with green silk.
History note: Unknown before Spencer George Perceval
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 2.75 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century, Early#
James I
Charles I
Circa
1600
CE
-
Circa
1625
CE
Embroidery
composed of
silver thread
silk thread
gilt thread
Ground
composed of
linen
Handle+ Cord
composed of
silk
Handle
Purse
Accession number: T.3-1922
Primary reference Number: 118537
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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University of Cambridge}}
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