Drawstring handbag

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/83a4aeba26a5e97c9096895dbb99e065

Title

Drawstring handbag

Date

Created: circa 1850 - circa 1880

Description

Ladies' drawstring handbag. Blue-gray crocheted bag with steel metal beads. Checkerboard bead pattern on center design band. Purse gathered at bottom with steel metal bead looped tassel at bottom and beaded looped fringe at top.

Subject

Fort Ridgely
Clothing.Women's Accessories.Purses.1860-1890s
Purse (ladies' accessory)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10195963

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10396091

Date

Created: circa 1850 - circa 1880

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Fort Ridgely
Clothing.Women's Accessories.Purses.1860-1890s
Purse (ladies' accessory)

Citation

“Drawstring handbag,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 8, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/14987.

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