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Detailed Record

Object Name: purse & sweetbag

Date: 1620-50

Accession Number: 1948.4
Location on Display: Gallery of Costume - 1F - The Needle's Excellency
Image Copyright: © Manchester City Galleries

Physical Description

Medium / Material

linen
silk
gilt thread

Support

Technique

embroidering

Description

Cream linen, embroidered in tent stitch, covering the whole ground, in silver gilt thread and grown, grey, cream, pink and green silk with stylised flowers in diaper pattern, three silk tassels at bottom.

Original drawstring missing and holes pierced in fabric for ribbon, probably pierced in fabric for ribbon, probably at later date, traces of yellow silk lining.

Dimensions

Type: size
Height: 12.7 cm
Width:
Depth:

Type: size
Height:
Width:
Depth: 11.4