Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/578050fda882c9c28ee71f1260ef8c69

Title

Miser's purse

Date

early 19th century

Description

Research in Progress
Crocheted black silk; embroidered areas of green and yellow silk with stylized flowers of cut steel beads. More beads are used in triangular pattern. Two steel rings control side closing; steel bead tassels at one end, steel bead fringe at the other.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-7D06D49B0DA32-000001

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1953-106-33&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27662.

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