SWEETMEAT PURSE – (Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)) ◄ קוֹדֵם הַבָּא ►

Artist: Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)

תַאֲרִיך: 1670

מוּזֵיאוֹן: Simone Handbag Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

טֶכנִיקָה: Silver

The embroidered diaper pattern on this purse includes flowers and strawberries, both popular motifs during the seventeenth century. Patterns for home needlework could be found in books such as James Boler’s The Needle’s Excellency (1631). The absence of substantial tarnishing on the silver and gold embroidery indicates that these threads contain high levels of the two base metals.