IN THE MUSEUMS
Gaming Purse (Bourse de jeu), early 18th century
Unknown (French)
Silk velvet with silk and silver-thread embroidery
Gift of the Kraemer Family
J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
To celebrate a special relationship between the J.Paul Getty Museum and our Gallery, the Kraemer family offered the famous Los Angeles museum this 18th century gaming purse with the arms of the city of Paris, in velvet embroidered with, among other things, threads gold.
A unique set of 18th century armorial purses is visible in the rooms of our gallery.
