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 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

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28503.

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