Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/8b4a21f654ce167b97662770fe4626ed

Title

Miser's purse

Date

early 19th century

Description

Research in Progress
Pale red crocheted silk; cut steel beads form a symmetrical rectilinear repeating pattern. Two steel rings control side closing; tassel of steel beads at one end. Other tassel is missing.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-57F4B9B3550F2-000001

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1953-106-38&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27989.

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