Letter case, Medium: silk, mica, bast fiber Technique: fragments of woven silks, mica and needle lace on a wire armature wound with bast fiber, A purse in envelope form with a three-lobed flap. Small fragments of 18th century dress brocades are covered with mica to fill openings in straw needle lace. Edged with silk and metal braided cord; lined with green silk., Spain, late 18th century, costume & accessories, Letter case

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