Coin purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/d7295ec32868b77ec9205bd717e8023d

Title

Coin purse

Creator

Cahill, John T

Date

Created: 1860

Description

Man's knitted miser bag with cut steel beads and beaded steel tassles. The bag is inscribed with beadwork "1860 J.T. Cahill." Used by John T. Cahill, grandfather of Miss Alice Shields.

Subject

Clothing.Women's Accessories.Purses.1860-1890s
Clothing.Men's Accessories.Money Holders
purse (bag)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10234388

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10333475

Citation

Cahill, John T, “Coin purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7371.

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