A shaped purse of ivory silk with self-coloured embroidery in chain stitch and floss silks, embellished with spangles, the four panels with flowers and garden statuary, the points with hanging acorns; a double-sided wallet of ivory satin embroidered with coloured silks and metal threads; two other embroidered drawstring purses of ivory silk; and a fragment of embroidered black velvet, all late 18th century

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A shaped purse of ivory silk with self-coloured embroidery in chain stitch and floss silks, embellished with spangles, the four panels with flowers and garden statuary, the points with hanging acorns; a double-sided wallet of ivory satin embroidered with coloured silks and metal threads; two other embroidered drawstring purses of ivory silk; and a fragment of embroidered black velvet, all late 18th century

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