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Historical Archive: Sion purse 271 fourteenth century, western or southern Europe knitted silk; length without strap or tassels: 31.5 cm (12.4 inches) number 271 in Brigitta Schmedding, Mittelalterliche Textilien in Kirchen und Klöstern der Schweiz (Bern, 1978). sacristy, Notre-Dame de Valère, Sion (Sitten), canton of Valais, Switzerland Knit silk purse, western or southern Europe, 14th c., length 31.5 cm, Sion purse 271 top chevrons with pull-through closure strap patterns of crosses yellow-green/white/orange cross white/purple/white cross white/purple/white cross, center another white/purple/white cross orange rectangle between crosses side of orange rectangle between crosses blue/white/orange cross blue/white/orange cross with orange ground cross on right edge lower part chevrons and bound edge at base knotted tassel