Fair of turquoise blue satin embroidered with silver and gold thread and colorful silk flower motifs, Fair of turquoise blue satin embroidered with silver and gold thread and colorful silk flower motifs. The purse consists of four equal shield-shaped parts that form a square top and run round at the bottom. On the parts two alternating symmetrical patterns of flowers, flower vines and two bows, which almost completely decorate the satin. The edge of the purse is trimmed with gold bullion, along the eyes of the opening for the drawstring (that is missing) embroidery stitches with gold thread. At the bottom a double brush of gold thread knotted in an O-shape. The purse is lined with undecorated green silk., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1650 - c. 1700, geheel, versiering, voering, embroidering, l 12.5 cm × w 9 cm × h 9 cm
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Fair, turquoise blue satin embroidered, black-and-white, gold thread, colorful silk flower motifs, purse consists, four equal shield-shaped parts, form, square top, run round, bottom, parts two alternating symmetrical patterns, flowers, flower vines, two bows, almost completely decorate, satin, edge, purse, trimmed, gold bullion, eyes, opening, drawstring, missing, embroidery stitches, double brush, gold thread knotted, O-shape, lined, undecorated green silk, France, c, 1650, 1700, geheel, versiering, voering, embroidering, l 12 5
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