On View
Not on viewPurse
Date1900 - 1999
Terms
- Purses
- Glass
- Cotton
- Linen
- Silk Fiber
- United States
Dimensions30.48 × 29.21 cm (12 × 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ann Young (1991)
Object number1991.2
DescriptionPurse or bag made of beige linen with bright orange trimming. The bag is embroidered on the front with small diamond-like shapes of white, orange, blue, and green (previously identified as orange, yellow, and blue). Below an orange ribbon that runs along the top, a yellow cord drawstring runs through many stitched loops. The drawstring has two orange glass beads at either end. The initial "E" is embroidered on the front of the orange ribbon.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1133.2B
Object number: PER1113
Object number: COS82.35
Object number: PER108A
