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Historical Archive: Sion purse 272 fourteenth century, western or southern Europe knitted silk; length without strap or tassels: 20.6 cm (8.1 inches) number 272 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 20.6 cm, Sion purse 272 upper part with pull-through closure strap beige rosette with white center white rosette with beige center yellow-green leaves on white stem leaves, rosette, diagonals, and bound lower edge large knot of linen, silk, and gold, on later tassel large knot, linen and silk, on later tassel