Miser's purse

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Identifier

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Title

Miser's purse

Date

early 19th century

Description

Research in Progress
Crocheted black silk embroidered with areas of red, blue and yellow silk. Further ornamented with beads of gold and cut steel. Stylized leaf pattern and other decoration in the same beads. Gold and steel rings control side opening; tassels at each end of beads, twisted gold wire, and faceted cut steel balls.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-DDCFBE6DE7902-000001

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 17, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27867.

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