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Purse

Title	Purse
Date	first quarter 17th century 17th century
Medium	Silk and metal thread on canvas
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration Ornithological plates

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