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| Keywords: Jacques Laudin II - Draw Purse - Walters 44184.jpg The sides of the purse are formed of two ovoid convex plaques On each is a central oval panel of black ground with a half-length figure one representing a young gentleman and the other a young lady The man wearing a wig and a breastplate over a doublet grasps the barrel if a musket The lady is seated proffering with her right hand a rose taken from a basket of roses on which her left hand rests She wears a riding hat adorned with a flower and a shawl or loose coat over her dress which is fashioned with a loosely laced bodice Her sleeves end in lace flounces Above the ovals sprays of tulips are pierced with four holes for the draw cords between 1663 1729 enamel on copper cream brocade silk silver gimp cm 7 7 5 2 accession number 44 184 24989 Leon Gruel Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Jacques Laudin II Limoges enamel - 17th century | ||||
