Miser's purse
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/eaf9014eaa676073af77ed74ff516239
Title
Miser's purse
Date
early 19th century
Description
Research in Progress
Crocheted black silk embroidered with minute red and green squares and ornamented with gold beads in floral pattern. Two gold rings control side closing; gold beads form a tassel at one end, a fringe at the other.
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Citation
“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28503.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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