Miser's purse
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/c2b00ae4c84b1cc7cfb08c7ed92b034e
Title
Miser's purse
Date
early 19th century
Description
Research in Progress
Dark crocheted silk ornamented with cut steel beads in diagonal bar patterns and diamond shaped areas. Two hexagonal steel rings control side opening; ornamental pendant of steel beads and bars at one end; steel beads form tassel at the other end.
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Citation
“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 6, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28283.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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