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Purse of crocheted dark green silk, alternating with horizontal bands of silver thread, with a drawstring to which two acorns of silver thread are attached
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Purse of crocheted dark green silk, alternating with horizontal bands of silver thread, with a drawstring to which two acorns of silver thread are attached

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1750 · turning; crocheting; wood (plant material); silver thread; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Purse in the shape of a ball of crocheted dark green silk, alternated with horizontal bands of silver thread. On the twisted green closing cord are two acorns of silver thread attached. Also on the rounded bottom of the purse is an acorn of silver thread.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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beurs
Credit lineBeurs van gehaakte donkergroene zijde, afgewisseld met horizontale banen van zilverdraad, met sluitkoord waaraan twee eikels van zilverdraad. c. 1700 - c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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