> My impression was mid to late 1500s. Though the tassels are something that I > would have seen on some Germanic pouches. > http://www.ledermuseum.de/vollbild/seiten/42_e.htm
> > >> http://ca.geocities.com/absynthe30/avatars/M91_165.jpg I have saved that image too. Is it from Lacma? Yep: http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/C_t02_mm/full/M91_165.jpg http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=69221&type=101 Artist France Title Woman's Purse Date 1595 Media Silk velvet, metallic thread, pearls, silk taffeta Department Costume and Textiles Place Made France michaela de bruce http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
