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beaded purse

Terms
  • Purses
  • Muslin
  • Silk Fiber
  • Beads
Dimensions19.05 × 19.69 cm (7 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John O. Prescott
Object numberPER108B
DescriptionBeaded drawstring bag or purse. Thin green satin border around lip. Green cord drawstring. Body of bag entirely covered with beads. Central stripe depicting blue sky, green swan pond, and houses is surrounded above and below by thick maroon stripe with either green/white or blue/white patterns. Beaded maroon fringe. Lined with white muslin.

Collections
  • Historic Clothing
beaded purse
Object number: PER1106.2
beaded purse
Object number: PER108A
beaded purse
Object number: PER1173.2
1800s (?)
beaded purse
Object number: PER1133.2B
beaded purse
Object number: PER1113
vest
Object number: COS82.35
Purse
Object number: 2006.7.1
1850-1890
beaded purse
Object number: PER224
purse
Object number: PER224A
beaded purse
Object number: COS84.36
Late 1800s