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Croatia
first half of the 19th century,
Cotton material, velvet, metal threads, metal plates, glass, embroidery
length 25 cm, height 19 cm
A trapezoid-shaped pouch in with a flap, made out of light blue velvet, inlaid with blue cotton material. The strap is made from metal thread with two tassels, in the same way as the edges of the pouch and flap. The surface of the pouch is richly decorated with gilt thread and yellow metal plates. A half-moon and six-pointed star, the Illyrian symbol, is embroidered in the middle. Along the edges the fringes are made of yellow glass tubes, beads and metal plates are sewn on.
Bought in 1938 from Matija Juranic from Zagreb.
Hrvatski narodni preporod, Zagreb, 1985, catalogue number 1821.
Restored in 1985 by Iva Cukman.
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