Beurs van groen fluweel met trekkoord en afgezet met gouddraad op een doosje in de vorm van een schaar (fallus?) van dito fluweel en passement
na 1580
Medium
weaving
Dimensions
11; 7.5
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Damesbeurs, fluweel met gouddraad, om aan de onderriem te hangen, in de vorm van een schaar-etui. Koordje in eikelvormige knopjes.
Art Historical Context
This exquisite anonymous artifact, dating after 1580, is a ladies' purse crafted from lush green velvet, richly trimmed with gold thread andement (ornate braiding). Measuring approximately 11 cm long by 7.5 cm wide, it features a drawstring adorned with acorn-shaped knobs is designed to hang from an underbelt—a common fashion accessory in late 16-century Europe before pockets became widespread. Its unique form mimics a scissor case (etui), blending practicality with elegance, as women often carried sewing tools for mending on the go. In the context of Renaissance-era Netherlands, velvet weavi...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...