Miser's purse
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/77efa40f59ee8dd3065dddbbb433d467
Title
Miser's purse
Date
early 19th century
Description
Research in Progress
Crocheted black silk embroidered with areas of red, blue and yellow silk. Further ornamented with beads of gold and cut steel. Stylized leaf pattern and other decoration in the same beads. Gold and steel rings control side opening; tassels at each end of beads, twisted gold wire, and faceted cut steel balls.
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Citation
“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 18, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27867.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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