CROCHETED COIN PURSE AND A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED VELVET CHILD'S SLIPPERS
18TH CENTURY
£202
Auction: Select Property from Penicuik House, Midlothian - 27th March 2024 at 10am
Description
the purse of spherical form, crocheted in coloured and metal threads, the lower part of circular form embroidered in metal threads with flower head motifs, with a woven bead issuing tassels, with a drawstring around the top also issuing woven beads and tassels; the slippers with a pale pink velvet ground embroidered in metal threads with stylised foliate designs, with flat leather soles (3)
Dimensions
the purse 10cm high (not including strings), the slippers 15.5cm long
Provenance
Penicuik House, Midlothian