id:			95659
accession number:	1916.1366.a
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Lord Chancellor's Burse (Purse) with Royal Cypher and Coat of Arms of George III, 1700s. England, 18th century. Red silk velvet, silk embroidery, goldwork, pearls, black beads, sequins, pendant tassels; overall: 78 x 50 x 5 cm (30 11/16 x 19 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1366.a

title:				Lord Chancellor's Burse (Purse) with Royal Cypher and Coat of Arms of George III
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	red silk velvet, silk embroidery, goldwork, pearls, black beads, sequins, pendant tassels
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Velvet
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measurements: Overall: 78 x 50 x 5 cm (30 11/16 x 19 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique
	opening date:   1977-10-05T04:00:00
	<i>Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

	title:		The Art of the Needle
	opening date:   1980-10-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Art of the Needle</i>. Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA (organizer) (October 23-December 21, 1980).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	F. M. [Morris, Frances]. "Embroideries and Lace." Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). <em>The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art</em>, April 1923. Vol. XVIII, no. 4.
	page number: 	p. 87-89
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	Hughes, Therle. <em>English Domestic Needlework, 1660-1860</em>. New York: Macmillan, 1961.
	page number: 	Black and white plate 10 (referred to as figure 10 in the text)
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	Digby, George Wingfield. <em>Elizabethan Embroidery</em>. London: Faber and Faber, 1963.
	page number: 	p. 72, pl. 40
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	Preisner, Olga K. "The Art of the Needle". Exhibition catalog for exhibition of the same name at The Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. October 23-December 21, 1980
	page number: 	cat. no. 42
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	Haertig, Evelyn. <em>Antique Combs &amp; Purses</em>. Carmel, Calif: Gallery Graphics Press, 1983.
	page number: 	pl. 2, fig. 4, p. 154
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	Swain, Margaret H. <em>Scottish Embroidery: Medieval to Modern</em>. London: Batsford, 1986.
	page number: 	p. 46, fig. 27
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	Arthur, Liz. 1995. "Seventeenth-Century Embroideries in the Burrell Collection." <em>The Magazine Antiques</em> June 1995.
	page number: 	pp. 854-863
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	Synge, Lanto. <em>Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique</em>. Woodbridge. England: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001.
	page number: 	p. 104, pl. 89
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	Morrall, Andrew, Melinda Watt, and Cristina Balloffet Carr. <em>English Embroidery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580-1700: 'twixt Art and Nature</em>. New York: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, 2008.
	page number: 	p. 138-141, cat. no. 15
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	Arthur, Liz. <em>Embroidery, 1600-1700, at the Burrell Collection</em>. London: John Murray, 1995.
	page number: 	plate 5 , p. 20
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