Miser's purse
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/088748faa066c238bef667e29b1a7ea1
Title
Miser's purse
Date
early 19th century
Description
Research in Progress
Crocheted black silk ornamented on one end with single lengthwise bars of alternating rows of gold and cut steel beads; the other end is decorated with gold and steel beads in a six-pointed star and diamond pattern. One gold ring controls side closing. One end is fringed, the other tasseled, both with cut steel and gold beads.
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Citation
“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 21, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27162.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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