girdle bag

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Bekah asked

Are there any pictures of the inside or back of this pouch? I am looking to do a reproduction of this piece and would love to see any other available views of it!
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Bekah, I checked our registration system but unfortunately we only have this one picture available. I'm sorry we can't be of further help, good luck with your project! Best, Rianne
Federico asked

I'm also trying to make a replay of this item. By processing the image, however, I found an error in the measurements shown on the page. In fact, if you dimension the photo according to the width (23 cm) it is a height of about 16.75 cm. On the contrary, if I dimension the photo according to the height, it is about 28 cm thick. I would urge you to check and if my observations are correct to let me know what the actual measurements of the object are. Thank you
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Federico, the measurements in the system (20,5x23x2,5 cm) have been validated so I have to assume they are correct. If you want us to remeasure the object to be absolutely sure, you would have to put in an official request via the registrar: leijen@boijmans.nl. Good luck with your project! Best, Rianne

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Title	girdle bag
Material and technique	Leather, iron
Object type	Girdle bag > Bag > Container for personal use > Jewelry and accessories > Personal use > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 20,5 cm Width 23 cm Thickness 2,5 cm
Artists	Leatherworker: Anoniem
Accession number	F 5673 (KN&V)
Credits	Gift Coll. Van Beuningen-de Vriese, 1990
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1990
Creation date	in 1425-1525
Collector	Collector / Van Beuningen-de Vriese
Internal exhibitions	De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015)
Research	Show research Alma
Material	Iron > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Leather > Skin > Animal material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Girdle bag > Bag > Container for personal use > Jewelry and accessories > Personal use > Utensil
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe