On View
Not on viewcoin purse
Dateca. 1816
Terms
- Purses
- Glass
- Brass
- Leather
- United States
Dimensions7.62 × 10.16 cm (3 × 4 in.)
MarkingsLabel: This purse belonged to Lucinda Davis, daughter of Abel Davis, at the time of her marriage to Joseph Clark in 1816.
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary E. Tarbell (1944)
Object numberPER751
DescriptionBeaded purse or bag, done in dark green, light green, with blue, red and yellow on the lower part. Upper part is done in red and pink roses and buds, forget-me-nots in blue on a gray background. Frame is gilded embossed brass. Purse is lined with chamois.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1133.2B
Object number: PER224
Object number: PER1113
