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Purse: T.1-1981

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Dark red velvet with white and gold bead embroidery and cream silk tassels.

Legal notes

Given by Miss Helen Croucher

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981-02-02) by Croucher, Helen, Miss

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Circa 1850 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

English

Components of the work

Tassels composed of silk

Materials used in production

Velvet
Beads

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.1-1981
Primary reference Number: 197529
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 5 December 2013 Updated: Monday 9 October 2017 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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