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Letter Case (Spain)

This is a Letter case. It is dated 17th century and we acquired it in 1971. Its medium is silk, leather, and silver-wrapped silk and its technique is satin and stem stitches using dyed silks, couched silver-wrapped silk; worked as a single panel, folded. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Marian Hague. It is credited Bequest of Marian Hague.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 10.5 x 14.9 cm (4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

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Letter Case (Spain); silk, leather, and silver-wrapped silk; H x W: 10.5 x 14.9 cm (4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Bequest of Marian Hague; 1971-50-113

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