Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/aaa20b00126a9b127f504be5e03011b6

Title

Miser's purse

Date

1810–40

Description

Research in Progress
Initialed "AC" and "JC"; a base of cream-colored knitted silk is solidly covered with minute opalescent beads; it is further ornamented with gold and cut steel beads in a stylized leaf pattern and a pattern of small rosettes. Two gold rings control side opening; small gold drops at either end.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-107348_01-000001

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1953-106-94&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28142.

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