Miser's purse

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/0abcbdd56d6bfa957e91e313ad3fc175

Title

Miser's purse

Date

1810\u201340

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

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

Type

image

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID%3Achndm_1953-106-94&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Miser's purse,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 12, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8203.

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