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Wallet

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1732

GUSN

GUSN-47266

Description

Red leather embroidered with silver bullion thread; in gold in white; scalloped and pointed flap, with jagged inner flap; two pockets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
accessories
embroidering
leather
Case, Personal
Wallet
Wallet

Inscription

Embroidery on outside and inside: Outside -back: ""T E TUAN"" Inside: ""JOSEPH LEMMON 1732""

Associated Person

Lemmon, Joseph, II, d. 1750

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Te Tuan, Morocco

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 6 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roland B. Hammond

Accession Number

1966.1

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