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Pocketbook: device of Louis XIV
sablé
French
about 1715
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass beads strung on linen (sablé), woven silk and metallic binding; sablé
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 x 17.2 x 1.5 cm (5 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2365
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular envelope style pocketbook. Polychrome opaque and translucent glass beads strung with linen thread, held together by interlocking looping stitches (sablé). Obverse: pastoral scene with deer, dog, birds and rabbits. Reverse: phoenix rising from fire, two large flowers, insects, sun and inscription on banner above phoenix: "SI IE MEVR CE N'EST QVE POVR REVIVRE"; inscription across top: "IL SAIT GARDER VN SECRET IMPORTANT." Flap: floral motif. Green silk taffeta lining and side panels.
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick collection; Gift to the MFA, October 14, 1943