Purse
17th/18th century
Needle made lace of straw; lace is backed by a sheet of Mica; under this is a sheet of paper with pieces of brocaded fabrics glued to it; lace is worked in buttonhole over wire and the background filled with double Brussels stitch; ornamented with couched silk cord, metal
16.5 × 11.4 cm (6.5 × 4.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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