purse

Date1800s

Terms

Purses
Metal
Steel
Silk Fiber
Beads
Concord (Massachusetts)

Dimensions20.32 × 17.15 cm (8 × 6 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Laurence E. Richardson

Object numberPER135

DescriptionSmall knot change purse. Magenta with steel bead fringe. Formed from a silk-covered magenta loop, attached to which by fringe-like silk are two nearly matching knit pockets. Each pocket has beaded fringe at the base (open weave beaded mesh) and along the edge of the closing flap (on one, looped; on the other, straight lengths of beads).

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