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Their wealthy owners engaged in few commercial exchanges requiring cash. Some were used as 'sweet bags', holding perfumed powder or dried flowers to scent linen accessories and undergarments while stored. Other purses served as a form of 'gift wrapping' for small presents or gifts of money. Purses could contain mirrors for grooming or function as sewing kits which held needles, thread and tiny scissors.\r\n\r\nMost English embroidery designs of this period are inspired by flowers and plants, often copied from illustrated botanical  books and herbals which were very popular at the time.\r\nThe thick application of the metal thread and extensive use of metal purl gives the purse a very rich three-dimensional texture.","physicalDescription":"Bag of coarsely woven linen tent-stitched with silver filé and coloured silks in a pattern of roses, honeysuckle, carnation and pansies, with silver-gilt filé in plaited braid stitch.  The corners have silver purl loops and small silk tassels. 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