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1905

  • Work on this object ended.

1952

  • We acquired this object.

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Purse (Japan)

This is a Purse. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is silk, metallic foil-wrapped silk-core thread and its technique is embroidered in buttonhole, stem, double stem, couching and satin stitches on 7/1 satin. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. N. Gertrude Brown.

Its dimensions are

H x W (without strap): 26 x 27.3 cm (10 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.) H x W (with strap): 97.8 x 36.8 cm (38 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Purse (Japan); silk, metallic foil-wrapped silk-core thread; H x W (without strap): 26 x 27.3 cm (10 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.) H x W (with strap): 97.8 x 36.8 cm (38 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. N. Gertrude Brown; 1952-121-2

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