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1905

  • Work on this object ended.

1940

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2025

  • You found it!

Purse (France)

This is a Purse. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is silk, cotton, mother-of-pearl, silver and its technique is embroidered in tent stitches on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 9.8 x 7.9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Purse (France); silk, cotton, mother-of-pearl, silver; H x W: 9.8 x 7.9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.); 1940-83-1

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