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Purse

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a purse. The purse is shield-shaped with a pointed bottom. The purse has a decorative design on it, including a person in a pink dress and blue and orange accents, surrounded by green leaves and branches on a brown background with geometric patterns. The purse appears to be made of fabric. There are eight decorative tassels or pom-poms, four on each side of the purse, made of brown and orange striped fabric. The background of the image is plain white. The purse appears to be by the artist "Unknown". The title of the purse is "Purse".

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th century–early 18th century
Medium:
silk, metal
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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