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Beadwork bag with royal beasts and motto
English, mid-17th century (date of creation)

Reference URL: https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/787469

Linen and silk fabrics, linen and metal threads, glass beads, wood; netted beadwork

This netted beadwork drawstring purse is a personal statement of political allegiance. The lion and unicorn support a crowned red rose under the initials C R for King Charles. The motto SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS (‘If God is with us, who is against us’) was quoted by Speaker Glanville addressing Charles in the House of Commons on 15 April 1640.

Dimensions: 16.5 x 23cm (height x width)

Inscription/mark: B M, Initials

THE FELLER COLLECTION. Gift of Michel and Elizabeth Feller, 2014, WA2014.71.22, Accession no.: WA2014.71.29

Presented by Micheál and Elizabeth Feller, in honour of Professor Christopher Brown, CBE, 2014.

Citations:

Brooks, Mary M., Feller, Elizabeth; Holdsworth, Jacqueline, Micheál & Elizabeth Feller The Needlework Collection: 1 (UK, Hascombe; Needleprint, 2011), page illustrated: 118

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