Coin purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/d5a7f27843c1482bdc45f8136887b101

Title

Coin purse

Creator

Cahill, John T

Date

Created: 1860

Description

Man's knitted miser bag with cut steel beads and beaded steel tassles. The bag is inscribed with beadwork "1860 J.T. Cahill." Used by John T. Cahill, grandfather of Miss Alice Shields.

Subject

Clothing.Women's Accessories.Purses.1860-1890s
Clothing.Men's Accessories.Money Holders
Purse (bag)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/media?thumb=yes&irn=10234388

Type

image

References

https://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10333475

Date

Created: 1860

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Clothing.Women's Accessories.Purses.1860-1890s
Clothing.Men's Accessories.Money Holders
Purse (bag)

Citation

Cahill, John T, “Coin purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 24, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15505.

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