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Purse

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square-shaped purse with rounded corners, made of gold-colored fabric featuring intricate embroidery in shades of red, blue, and green. The purse has a short braided strap with round decorative ends, attached to the top. The strap is looped and knotted at the top. Three decorative tassels hang from the bottom. A long thin tassel and a bulbous ornament dangle from the left side. The background is gray. Purse by Unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
last quarter 16th century
Medium:
silk, gold, silver, linen
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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