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Silk, with gold and silver thread. Buttonhole stitch worked spirally on a cone shaped mould; two stitches are worked into the interspace between the stitches of the previous row. Colours brown, green and pink. At the bottom is a five-pointed star, above it a band of lozenges, gold with a pink centre upon a red background. At the top a similar band of lozenges but the background a pinkish brown. The background of the main body of the purse is silver thread with two rose sprays each consisting of a rose, a bud and leaves. The draw strings are formed by a plait of silver thread and pink and blue silk; the tassels are a large and small spherical bead covered with silver bullion.
Bequeathed by Miss R.N. Howard
Diameter: 4.5 cm
Length: 10.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Howard, R. N. Miss
18th Century, Late
Circa
1780
CE
-
Circa
1799
CE
Thread composed of silver-gilt silver
Accession number: T.191-1928
Primary reference Number: 197577
Old object number: T.a-1928
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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