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Letter bag from Constantinople made of red (morocco) leather, with gold and silver thread embroidery on the front, back, and flap
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Letter bag of red (morocco) leather, with embroidery of gold and silver thread on the front and back and on the flap, attached to parchment. Front: ornament in the form of a palmette from which lush vines with flowers sprout. Flap: bracket-shaped with the same decoration as below on the front. Back: rectangular frame within which the owner's name is embroidered in the leather, followed by a branch. Interior lined with silk and divided into three compartments. Inscription: Pieter de Leeuw/Constantinople/1767.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBrieventas uit Constantinopel van rood (marokijn)leer, waarop aan voor- en achterkant en op de klep borduursels van goud- en zilverdraad. 1767. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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