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1680/1700
Silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk laid over padding, silk-wrapped metal purl, and gilt-metal purl in bullion; gusset: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: silk, plain weave; interlining: linen, plain weave
11.8 × 8.4 cm (4.6 × 3.3 in)

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