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  • Left to right: eisteddfod purse of red velvet floral brocade edged with cream lace with faded gold ribbon handle; eisteddfod purse of turquoise silk elaborately decorated with artificial white heather with border of green silk edged with white crocheted lace - wide black handle embroidered with red and white scalloped edges; dark red velvet purse edged with cream lace on faded pale blue ribbon.
Three Eisteddfod Purses
  • Left to right: Eisteddfod purse of pale turquoise satin on wide silk ribbon of the same colour, decorated with three artificial white flowers edged with cream lace; Eisteddfod purse of gold brocade silk with wide purple ribbon handle. Purse decorated with pink wild rose on green leaves, edged with white lace; Eisteddfod purse of maroon brocade with faded crimson silk ribbon long handle. Purse decorated with faded pink, cream and blue bows.
Three Eisteddfod Purses
  • From left to right: Eisteddfod purse of red velvet at the front and black velvet at the back with long red ribbon handle, decorated with red and cream ribbon bows on the front; Eisteddfod purse of brown satin decorated with artificial white and blue pansy and other small flowers edged with turquoise silk tassels; Eisteddfod purse of cream coloured fabric with applied red plaited thread; Eisteddfod purse of crimson fabric with small white insert, decorated with blue cross-stitch and three gold braid tassels, with blue silk ribbon handle and bows at both ends.
Four Eisteddfod Purses and an Eisteddfod Rosette
  • From left to right: Eisteddfod purse of gold velvet with pale gold silk ribbon long handle. Purse decorated with small white flowers at the centre with gold lace tassels at the edges; Eisteddfod purse of red fabric, with a wooden Celtic harp attached and long red ribbon handle; Eisteddfod purse of pink velvet with decorated green satin ribbon on one side and long pink satin ribbon handle.
Three Eisteddfod Purses