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Drawstring bag
English
1575–1650
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen; plain weave embroidered with silk, silver metallic threads, and metal purl; silk ribbons
Dimensions
Overall (without ribbon): 13 x 13 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1077
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSmall square drawstring bag. Linen canvas substrate completely covered in embroidery. Silver metallic thread in trellis stitch covers ground. Floral motifs in tent stitch with polychrome silk threads. Metal purl in bullion knots. Two different Baroque floral motifs on each side. Inscribed at borders: THIS PURS TO THEE HR WITH RICHES WISHETH I MIGHT BE LIKE FORTUN (Obverse) WHOSE PROPERTI AS FAME HATH TOULD WAS OF IT SURE TO FIL WITH GOLD (Reverse). Gray silk ribbon stitched in swags across top. Cord missing, some areas of loss.
InscriptionsEmbroidered in tent stitch along edges of three sides on front:
THIS PURS TO THEE HR WITH RICHES WISHETH I MIGHT BE LIKE FORTUN
Embroidered in tent stitch along edges of three sides on back:
WHOSE PROPERTI AS FAME HATH TOULD WAS OF IT SURE TO FIL WITH GOLD
THIS PURS TO THEE HR WITH RICHES WISHETH I MIGHT BE LIKE FORTUN
Embroidered in tent stitch along edges of three sides on back:
WHOSE PROPERTI AS FAME HATH TOULD WAS OF IT SURE TO FIL WITH GOLD
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick collection; Gift to the MFA, October 14, 1943