coin purse

Dateca. 1855

Terms

Purses
Steel
Leather
Papier-Mache
Mother-Of-Pearl
France

Dimensions8.89 × 1.27 × 5.72 cm (3 1/2 × 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)

MarkingsLabel: "This purse belonged to Lucy Clark Tarbell at the time of her marriage in 1855."

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary E. Tarbell (1944)

Object numberPER727

DescriptionBlack rectangular change purse. Black papier-mache on a steel frame. Mother-of-pearl inlay on both sides, though on one side the design is much larger and more ornate. Metal clasped stamped "BREVETE". Lined with red leather. Four compartments inside, one of which has its own clasp.

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