Purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/9e64fe66c49cc1498bbea5efc3cd1271

Title

Purse

Date

1830–60

Description

Research in Progress
Small flat bag of crocheted silk attached at the top to two gold bars with filligree balls at the ends, with a gold sliding ring. The design is composed of horizontal bands of geometric design in black, orange and off-white with gold-colored and cut steel beads. Looped beaded fringe at bottom alternates strings of cut steel with gold-colored beads.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-1953-106-10MattFlynn

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1953-106-10&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 12, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28091.

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