Fair of Groen Vuweel with drawstring and trimmed with gold thread on a box in the form of scissors (pallus?) Of ditto velvet and passion, with two metal eyes, anonymous, after 1580 At first glance, the object seems to be a firal for scissors with a small pouch on the front, lined with leather and with a drawstring of braided gold thread. However, the firal cannot be opened and the pouch is so small that there are hardly any coins. Of the three examples preserved in the Netherlands (, inv. KA-18660, Oranje-Nassau Museum), two are covered with plain velvet and the third embroidered wi

Fair of Groen Vuweel with drawstring and trimmed with gold thread on a box in the form of scissors (pallus?) Of ditto velvet and passion, with two metal eyes, anonymous, after 1580 At first glance, the object seems to be a firal for scissors with a small pouch on the front, lined with leather and with a drawstring of braided gold thread. However, the firal cannot be opened and the pouch is so small that there are hardly any coins. Of the three examples preserved in the Netherlands (, inv. KA-18660, Oranje-Nassau Museum), two are covered with plain velvet and the third embroidered with river pearls and gold thread. The copies in France (Musée de Cluny, Paris) and Italy (Bargello, Florence) are identical to the Dutch. The shape is also similar to that of a phallus and possibly the grant had an erotic connotation; Three coins (including one from 1591) were found in the copy in the Amsterdam Historical Museum. Netherlands (possibly) upholstery: velvet (fabric weave). Interior: Cardboard. Passement:. drawstring:. Lining pouch: Leather. Eyes: Metal embroidering / braiding / forging At first glance, the object seems to be a firal for scissors with a small pouch on the front, lined with leather and with a drawstring of braided gold thread. However, the firal cannot be opened and the pouch is so small that there are hardly any coins. Of the three examples preserved in the Netherlands (, inv. KA-18660, Oranje-Nassau Museum), two are covered with plain velvet and the third embroidered with river pearls and gold thread. The copies in France (Musée de Cluny, Paris) and Italy (Bargello, Florence) are identical to the Dutch. The shape is also similar to that of a phallus and possibly the grant had an erotic connotation; Three coins (including one from 1591) were found in the copy in the Amsterdam Historical Museum. Netherlands (possibly) upholstery: velvet (fabric weave). Interior: Cardboard. Passement:. drawstring:. Lining pouch: Leather. Eyes: Metal embro

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