Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/87dbe025a5ffc61be0185ee36c5572ed

Title

Miser's purse

Date

early 19th century

Description

Research in Progress
Crocheted brown silk; embroidered rectangles of gold and green silk are outlined with cut steel beads. Further ornamentation of the brown silk in geometric pattern of cut steel beads. One steel ring controls side opening; steel ball drops at either end.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-B93032635DE02-000001

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1953-106-40&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 13, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27961.

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