Frog Purse
Frog Purse. This charming frog purse may have held perfume sachets or herbs rather than coins. It is constructed using needlepoint stitching over silk fabrics attached to a firm foundation, possibly leather. The underneath section has a mottled appearance created by laying down little patches of green silk floss between the silk and needlepoint mesh. Anonymous, English
Picture No
10500323
Media ID
44350045
Size
5416px x 5982px
(15.3MB)
Credit
©Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
Anonymous, English - silk and metal threads, silk floss, silk fabric, leather (?), wire and glass beads; Detached needle
Date
17th century
