- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Gold thread bag-purse with woven figures in coloured silk. [MJD 24/05/2010]
- Long description
- Gold thread bag-purse with woven figures in coloured silk. The bag has metal wire decoration in the form of bunches of grape around the bottom and attached to the cord around the opening. The woven figures represent two men fighting or fencing and a woman with flowers. The inside of the bag is red textile. [MJD 24/05/2010]
- Geographical reference
- England
- Cultural groups
- English
- Date / Period
- Date made: Circa 1701-1800
- Date collected
- By 1956
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1956
- Materials and processes
- Material Yarn Metallic, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Material Metal Wire, Process Woven, Process Stitched
- Dimensions
- Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 132 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1956.8.20
1956.8.20
Gold thread bag-purse with woven figures in coloured silk. [MJD 24/05/2010]
1956.8.20
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