miser's purse

DateMid 1800s

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Purses

Dimensions5.08 × 31.75 cm (2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Object numberCos79.55

DescriptionStocking purse or miser's purse. Greenish gray knit silk adorned with plentiful silver beads. Relatively open weave compared to similar purses. Steel tassels at either end: at one end, two sets of four tassels each emerge from conical fasteners; at other end, interlocking beaded loops. One silver ring, struck in such a way that it features two rows of small circles.

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