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Drawstring bag

1610–50
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSilk; satin embroidered with silk, gold metallic thread, seed pearls, spangles, metal purl, and colored glass; braided silk and metallic cords and tassels
DimensionsOverall (without tassels and cord): 6 x 6 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1080
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceEx-Seligman Coll. (London); Elizabeth Day McCormick collection; Gift to the MFA, October 14, 1943
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late 16th–early 17th century
1575–1625
Drawstring bag
1575–1650
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early 17th century
Drawstring bag
Late 16th–early 17th century
Drawstring bag
1600–1700
Drawstring bag
late 16th–early 17th century
Drawstring bag
late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
Drawstring bag
1625–1700
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18th century