Beaded Bag
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/293c519a57b17b4491d2d0240bad6b64
Title
Beaded Bag
Creator
McGarvey, Sarah Hall
Description
This beaded purse has each bead sewn on individually. Beaded bags and knitted bags were fashionable in the 1800s. It was made by Sarah Hall McGarvey who was born September 22, 1823, in Strafford, NH to Elisha and Betsy Critchett Hall. She married James McGarvey (1814-1866) about 1842 in Derry, NH and they had seven children – Charles Henry, Sarah Abby, Jane, James, Jessie, Mary, and William. She died December 27, 1904 in Roxbury, MA.
Currently not on view
Subject
Victorian Needlework
Textiles
McGarvey, Sarah Hall
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Subject
Victorian Needlework
Textiles
McGarvey, Sarah Hall
Collection
Citation
McGarvey, Sarah Hall, “Beaded Bag,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27372.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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