. . . "This elaborately embroidered purse probably corresponds to the \"sweet bags\" recorded in a number of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century inventories. These purses appear to have been worn about the person and carried scented herbs and essences to ward off the evil smells of daily life."@en . . . . "0.5046"^^ . . . . "0.6929"^^ . "1601 / 1625, United Kingdom" . . "29.23.18" . . "This elaborately embroidered purse probably corresponds to the \"sweet bags\" recorded in a number of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century inventories. These purses appear to have been worn about the person and carried scented herbs and essences to ward off the evil smells of daily life."@en . . . "1601 / 1625, United Kingdom" . . .