antique French Metallic Bullion and Silk Embroidery Purse, Suede Pouch, 18th Century scissors 75" rectangle

75" rectangle

A beauty for display and so tempting to use for your own Grand Tour

Fabulous detail which you can see in my enlargements

toward the end use of keeping calendar events

antique French Metallic Bullion and Silk Embroidery Purse, Suede Pouch, 18th Century scissors 75" rectangleAn extremely well cared for c. 1700s silk pouch, purse, gold metallic bullion cord embroidery in the French manner of the period. The body of the bag is a very fine suede, likely from deerskin. The front of the bag has a stylized heart form, backed in blue and stuffed in the manner of trapunto quilting, to make a 3 D cartouche to the embroidery. The single small handmade metallic thread ball tassel at bottom remains, as do the drawstrings. The