Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/bf30873f13477f8fc02488ad10ca5e96

Title

Miser's purse

Date

1890–1910

Description

Research in Progress
Miser's purse with center slit and movable ring. Knitted in an openwork stitch in blue silk strung with clear glass beads. A small tassel at each end of strung glass beads. Worked flat and seamed leaving a central slit.

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=CHSDM-1957-180-19MattFlynn

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=chndm_1957-180-19&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 27, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28263.

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