Burse, 1714?–?27, British, Pearls, garnets, silk and metal thread on velvet, H. without tassels 19 x W. 18 inches (48.3 x 45.7 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, This burse was specifically made to carry the Great Seal of England. It dates to the first quarter of the eighteenth century and bears the coat of arms of King George I (r. 1714–27). The design probably originated during the early seventeenth century and burses of nearly identical format appear in portraits of the Lord High Chancellors of England well into the nineteenth century
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Burse, 1714?–?27, British, Pearls, garnets, silk, metal thread, velvet, H, tassels 19 x, W, 18 inches, 48.3 x 45.7 cm, Textiles-Embroidered, burse, specifically, carry, Great Seal, England, dates, first quarter, eighteenth century, bears, coat, arms, King George, I, r, 1714–27, design, originated, early seventeenth, century, burses, nearly identical, format, portraits, Lord High, Chancellors, England well, nineteenth
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