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Historical Archive: Sion purse 270 fourteenth century, western or southern Europe knitted silk; length without strap or tassels: 20.5 cm (8 inches) number 270 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 diagonals at top with pull-through closure strap shields shield, blue and purple bird on white ground shield, orange and purple bird on yellow-green ground shield, yellow-green and white bird on orange ground border between white-ground and yellow-green-ground shield strips joins between colors edge at base