Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
Size? Not very big. They were "sweetbags"--i.e., a kind of period sachet
that you carried about to ward off nasty odors. They were popular as gifts.
Here's one from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts--theirs is 9 cm by 9 cm --yes,
that less than 4 inches on a side:
How would you carry one of these? In the hand? On the wrist? Hung from
the belt? I don't seem to recall seeing these in the art of the period.
Maybe I'm just missing something.
>Here's a site that describes one method of making one.
>
>http://www.bellomarisco.com/sweetbag.php
She seems to say these were closet potpourri sachets. I guess they're
not really "purses".
Dawn
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