The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 27, 2023

Woven Purse

1700s

France, 18th century

Tapestry, silk and gold thread

Overall: 9.5 x 7 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.62

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

woven in black along edges and repeated on alternating sides: "le if cherche un coeur fidele" alternates with "il employ mal sou temps."

Provenance
(Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen).
Exhibition history

In Pursuit of Fashion: Decorative Textiles in 18th Century France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 1, 1989-April 22, 1990).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.62