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1935.36.47

Textile purse with gathered opening. [MJD 24/05/2010]


1935.36.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Textile purse with gathered opening. [MJD 24/05/2010]
Long description
Textile purse with gathered opening. The purse is kidney bean shaped. The opening is made of dark blue silk and gathered in a regular concertina. The lower section of the purse is made of stitched textile in white, dark blue, blue, brown and yellow. It has a floral pattern. The purse is tied closed with dark yellow lengths of string. There are two light red oval seeds strung on the thicker section of the string. [MJD 24/05/2010]
Geographical reference
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
By 1935
Acquisition information
Donated: 1935
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material String, Material Plant Seed, Material Silk Textile Animal, Process Stitched, Process Tied, Process Strung, Process Bound, Process Tapestry Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 111 mm purse, Length: max 440 mm inc string
Object numbers
Accession number: 1935.36.47

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