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Description: | 1: An incomplete copper-alloy purse frame, roughly three quarters of this frame now survives, that is one side and the base, the other side is missing due to old breaks. The side measures 46.8mm in length and tapers towards its terminal, the base measures 67mm in surviving length. The frame has a U-shaped cross-section and measures 6.9mm in width and 5.2mm in thickness. One face of this frame has three circular holes along its length, through which it was sown to the fabric purse. Worn decoration can be seen on this frame consisting of a cross-hatched design which probably originally was inlaid with niello. 2: An incomplete copper-alloy purse frame, part of the side and the base now survives, measuring 73.2mm in surviving length and 32mm in suriving height. The frame is U-shaped in cross-section with a width of 7.5mm and a thickness of 6.1mm. One face has circular holes through it, through which it would have been sown to the fabric of the purse. The other is decorated with engraved scroll-like motifs and what may be lettering but which is too worn to be certain, there are traces of niello within the engraved design. Both of these incomplete purse frames are most likely to be late 15th or early 16th century in date.
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