Pink, yellow and cream silk. Worked in a form of buttonhole stitch. Pink and yellow zig-zag bands with regularly placed cream "spots". Plaited drawstring of same three colours. Narrow metallic thread braiding applied around one complete side.
History note: Inscription on label inside purse: "This purse was worked by my mother when a child, she was born in the year 1700 and it was given to me by my grandmother the Countess of Abercorn when I was about 7 years of age. E.Fox". It is not known when object was first acquired.
(1983)
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1749
CE
Accession number: T.3-1983
Primary reference Number: 197532
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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