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Purse

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1680
Medium
Silk, satin weave, with gussets of warp-faced plain weave silk; embroidered in silk floss, silver metal strip wrapped on silk core; alos frisé in metal, "purl"; stitches: knot, stem, satin, couching, couched looping around edges
Culture
England
Public Domain
Yes
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