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Aesthetic leather bird purse

An Aesthetic leather purse with embossed and painted leather swallows. With the opening of Japan to the west in the 1850s, elements of Japanese design were introduced into arts, design and fashion. The Aesthetic movement embraced many of these design elements.

Collection of Mary Nunn

Details

Date: 1880's

Materials: Leather

Provenance/Origin: England

Designer/Maker: Unknown

Markings: Unknown

Dimensions: Unknown

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