The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Large Leather Drawstring Purse [ARK00399]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Large leather drawstring purse with inner pocket, possibly for gold or more precious coins. A large rip in the large leather purse reveals a sample of tawed leather sewn into the side possibly as an inner, safer, coin pocket. Tawed leather is white in colour and has been produced from placing the skins in a solution of salt and alum, a whitish, transparent mineral salt, very astringent. The end product is a white leather known as "alum", "white" or "Hungarian Leather".] (mid 17th cent)