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Pursecirca 1620

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Title
Purse
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1620
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, with silk and metallic-thread cord, and silk and metallic-thread covered bead
Dimensions
Excluding drawstring cord: 5 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.34 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
54.92
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Renaissance: Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.

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