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Woman's Muff Pursecirca 1775

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Small embroidered textile pouch with cream ground fabric, densely worked with raised silk and wool stitching in a floral and figural design in yellow, pink, blue, green, and burgundy
Title
Woman's Muff Purse
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1775
Medium
Silk plain weave and bast fiber shag with silk chenille embroidered appliqué, silk velvet appliqué, bast fiber embroidery, and silk plain weave
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (20.96 × 19.05 × 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.138
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles