Record ID: NMGW-5DBD53
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Preserved near complete leather purse dating from the Late Medieval or early Post Medieval period, probably c. 1400 – 1650. The purse has been constructed from three pieces of leather: a separate front, back and pocket with an additional leather drawstring tie. The front piece has an attached stitched pocket. The back piece has an integral loop at the top in order to secure the purse to a belt or similar, and is composed of thinner leather than the front and the pocket pieces. The sides have been stitched together using a running stitch composed of a single coarse S-spun thread. Af…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
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