14/15c velvet embroidered purse
| The source for this purse is a relic purse, details of which
can be found in Tongerere: Basiliek van O.L.-Vrouw geboorte 1. Textiel van de vroege middeleeuwen tot het concilie van Trente. Title Series: Clenodia Tungrensis Pub: Peeter Leuven 1988 |
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The body of the purse is a silk mix velvet; this has been lined with linen and hand-sewn throughout. All of the silk for the decoration has been hand dyed. The decoration consists of fingerloop braids to conceal and strengthen the seams and opening; with fingerloop braids for the handles. |
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Inside of the bag are two small coin purses of silk lined with linen. These have drawstrings which carry through to the outside of the main purse. | |
| Attached to each side panel and the bottom of the purse is a flat pom-pom of blue silk with an embroidered rose. The rose is worked in split stich and couching on a linen ground, using silks and real gold thread. |  |
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The drawstrings - for both the outer purse and the two inner purses are finished with a blue silk pompom. Each of these has a covered wooden button, decorated with silk and gold thread to form a star. | |
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