Burse
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk
Measurements
235 mm (W)235 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18435.1
Summary
Burse, bellows style, in cream silk damask with a gold silk lining. Hand embroidered with a decorated cross in gold and blue silks, gold thread and sequins. Gold cord edging. Used to contain the corporal cloth prior to communion. Matching veil (NT18435.2). Chapel textile.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.