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Description:
Vase-shaped wallet or pocketbook embroidered in silk and gold metallic threads on a red velvet ground backed with paper, and lined with grey silk. The wallet is decorated with a large flower vase with scrolling floral sprays that cover the overall surface. There is also a separate oval top piece.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=HD+F.807

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