15th Century Nobles Purse ( Fencing Bunnies)

Some Purses during the High Middle Ages were a way to express a persons wealth and stature. A fine embossed, or ornate purse was the equivalent of wearing a fine Rolex in today’s society. This purse is a finely tooled copy of a 15th century pattern from Germany. The body of the purse is the typical Kidney shape of the period while the closing flap has angular outer edges giving it a stylized look. It is tooled with a pair of “fencing bunnies” which were most often found in the margin of illuminations of 14th and 15th centuries while the background is tooled with a geometric pattern of grids and dots. The overall purse is a medium brown with light tan accents. The purse has a gusseted pocket with two coin pockets on the outside flap that close with decorative beads.