Purse (Germany), mid-18th century (CH 18425041)
Summary
Small shield-shaped purse on steel frame with spring catch, embroidered front and back in fine knot stitch with metal threads. One side shows a figure of a youth in a green coat, knee breeches, red stockings, and a round cap with a tassel holding a spade, with a castle and tree in the background. The other side shows a young woman in green bodice, red skirt, apron and green hat, holding a basket of flowers, with a house and trees in the background. With an elaborate enframement of gold embroidery in purl and flat satin stitches. The sides of the purse are of orange velvet, with woven gold metallic braid at the edges; lined with rose silk taffeta.
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design
textile design
18th century
textiles
pattern designs
18th century textiles in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
knotted stitches
textiles of germany in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
high resolution
military insignia
cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
Date
1700 - 1799
in collections
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Public Domain