{"id":3936,"date":"2013-12-31T12:36:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T19:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2013-12-31T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T19:36:15","slug":"mens-16th-century-purse-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/12\/31\/mens-16th-century-purse-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s 16th-Century Purse Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Or as I tend to think of it: Fancy Man Bags! Because the discerning Elizabethan gent needed a sassy little purse to carry his hankie or a few coins in. Women seemed to hide pockets &amp; such in their voluminous skirts, while the men showed off their goods, ehem, with highly decorated purses that were rather small &amp; thus not terribly functional. Note that there is often a handkerchief poking out of one, which may be about all the bag is big enough to carry. These purses seem to be something of a status symbol, more of an affectation than a truly utilitarian object. They were popular in England, France, Spain, &amp; the Low Countries, &amp; many of the surviving purse frames were made in France &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/art\/1916.1550\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now the gaming purses have a little bit more function. They hold coins or gaming counters (like early poker chips) while a gentleman sits at the table betting on cards or other games. But these too are highly decorated, showing status or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/Collections\/search-the-collections\/156850\" target=\"_blank\">political<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/Collections\/search-the-collections\/156851\" target=\"_blank\">affiliations<\/a> &amp; even signaling where one stands in one&#8217;s bets &#8212; a <a href=\"http:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O77463\/purse-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\">less fancy purse<\/a> could be an attempt to look &#8220;poor&#8221; or hide winnings. Lots of gaming purses can be found in museums around the world, &amp; most are quite elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorite men&#8217;s 16th-century purses:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 196px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"196\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 249px; height: 196px;\" data-original-width=\"249\" data-original-height=\"196\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"245\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"192\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3950\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1550-1600, French purse frame. Image source: Philadelphia Museum of Art\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1550-1600, French purse frame. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.philamuseum.org\/collections\/permanent\/160907.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Philadelphia Museum of Art&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?fit=300%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?fit=500%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?w=245&#038;h=192&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550-purseframe.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"245\" height=\"192\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"245\" data-original-height=\"192\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1550-1600, French purse frame. Image source: Philadelphia Museum of Art\" alt=\"1550-1600, French purse frame. Image source: Philadelphia Museum of Art\" style=\"width: 245px; height: 192px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1550-1600, French purse frame. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philamuseum.org\/collections\/permanent\/160907.html\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Museum of Art<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 134px; height: 196px;\" data-original-width=\"134\" data-original-height=\"196\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"130\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"192\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3951\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"406,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1550s. Henry II. King of France, by the workshop of Fran\u00e7ois Clouet. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1550s. Henry II. King of France, by the workshop of Fran\u00e7ois Clouet. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Clouet_atelier_Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?fit=203%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?fit=406%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?w=130&#038;h=192&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?w=406&amp;ssl=1 406w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1550s-Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" width=\"130\" height=\"192\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"130\" data-original-height=\"192\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1550s. Henry II. King of France, by the workshop of Fran\u00e7ois Clouet. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" alt=\"1550s. Henry II. King of France, by the workshop of Fran\u00e7ois Clouet. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" style=\"width: 130px; height: 192px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1550s. Henry II. King of France, by the workshop of Fran\u00e7ois Clouet. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Clouet_atelier_Henri_II_Roi_de_France.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 126px; height: 196px;\" data-original-width=\"126\" data-original-height=\"196\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"122\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"192\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3952\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"380,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1557, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria by Francesco Terzi. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1557, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria by Francesco Terzi. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?fit=190%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?fit=380%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?w=122&#038;h=192&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1557-Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w\" width=\"122\" height=\"192\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"122\" data-original-height=\"192\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1557, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria by Francesco Terzi. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" alt=\"1557, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria by Francesco Terzi. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" style=\"width: 122px; height: 192px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1557, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria by Francesco Terzi. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Archduke_Ferdinand_II_of_Further_Austria.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 131px; height: 196px;\" data-original-width=\"131\" data-original-height=\"196\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"127\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"192\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3953\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"398,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1561, Hendrik Pilgram by Nicolas Neufch\u00e2tel. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1561, Hendrik Pilgram by Nicolas Neufch\u00e2tel. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Nicolas_Neufch%C3%A2tel_-_Portrait_of_Hendrik_Pilgram_-_WGA16533.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?fit=398%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?w=127&#038;h=192&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?w=398&amp;ssl=1 398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1561-Hendrik_Pilgram.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"127\" height=\"192\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"127\" data-original-height=\"192\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1561, Hendrik Pilgram by Nicolas Neufch\u00e2tel. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" alt=\"1561, Hendrik Pilgram by Nicolas Neufch\u00e2tel. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" style=\"width: 127px; height: 192px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1561, Hendrik Pilgram by Nicolas Neufch\u00e2tel. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Nicolas_Neufch%C3%A2tel_-_Portrait_of_Hendrik_Pilgram_-_WGA16533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 279px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"279\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 219px; height: 279px;\" data-original-width=\"219\" data-original-height=\"279\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"215\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"275\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3954\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"469,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1562, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1562, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sir_Nicholas_Throckmorton_from_NPG.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?fit=234%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?fit=469%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?w=215&#038;h=275&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1562-NicholasThrockmorton.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" width=\"215\" height=\"275\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"215\" data-original-height=\"275\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1562, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" alt=\"1562, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" style=\"width: 215px; height: 275px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1562, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sir_Nicholas_Throckmorton_from_NPG.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 212px; height: 279px;\" data-original-width=\"212\" data-original-height=\"279\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"208\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"275\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3955\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"452,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1563, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1563, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:ThomasHoward4HerzogvonNorfolk.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?fit=226%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?fit=452%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?w=208&#038;h=275&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?w=452&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1563-ThomasHoward.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" width=\"208\" height=\"275\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"208\" data-original-height=\"275\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1563, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" alt=\"1563, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" style=\"width: 208px; height: 275px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 1563, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth. Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:ThomasHoward4HerzogvonNorfolk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 209px; height: 279px;\" data-original-width=\"209\" data-original-height=\"279\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1564-Robert_Dudley.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"205\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"275\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3956\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1564-Robert_Dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"447,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1564, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Image source: Wikimedia Commons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1564, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 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Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sir_Thomas_Gresham_from_NPG.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 554px;\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"554\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1590-gamingpurse.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1590-gamingpurse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,373\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1590-1620 gaming purse. Image source: Museum of London\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1590-1620 gaming purse. 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Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lublin_Baugin_Die_fuenf_Sinne.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1660-gamingbag.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"161\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3962\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1660-gamingbag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,285\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1660-1700 gaming purse. 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Image source: Metropolitan Museum of Art\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;17th-c. gaming purse. Image source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/Collections\/search-the-collections\/156850&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Metropolitan Museum of Art&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1600s-gamingpursemet1.jpg?fit=300%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1600s-gamingpursemet1.jpg?fit=500%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1600s-gamingpursemet1.jpg?w=636&#038;h=329&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1600s-gamingpursemet1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/1600s-gamingpursemet1.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"636\" height=\"329\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"636\" data-original-height=\"329\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"17th-c. gaming purse. 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