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Historical Archive: Sion purse 269 fourteenth century, western or southern Europe knitted silk; length without strap or tassels: 23 cm (9 inches) number 269 in Brigitta Schmedding, Mittelalterliche Textilien in Kirchen und Klöstern der Schweiz (Bern, 1978). sacristy, Notre-Dame de Valère, Sion (Sitten), canton of Valais, Switzerland full purse upper part with pull-through closure strap strap joining of strap and body of purse checkerboard pattern yellow-green rosette on purple ground yellow-green rosette on purple ground with checkerboard pattern center, yellow-green rosette on purple ground orange rosette on yellow-green ground diagonals at base knotted tassle