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Steel bead frame purse decorated with a multi-lobed pattern radiating from center and a looped, beaded fringe hanging from bottom. Purse hangs from a double chain at the top that is attached to with a clip. Engraved with the intials "EPB" for Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), the clip would attach the purse to her waistband.…

Steel bead frame purse decorated with a multi-lobed pattern radiating from center and a looped, beaded fringe hanging from bottom. Purse hangs from a double chain at the top that is attached to with a clip. Engraved with the intials "EPB" for Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), the clip would attach the purse to her waistband.…

Purse

Description

Steel bead frame purse decorated with a multi-lobed pattern radiating from center and a looped, beaded fringe hanging from bottom. Purse hangs from a double chain at the top that is attached to with a clip. Engraved with the intials "EPB" for Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), the clip would attach the purse to her waistband. The back of the purse is covered with suede.

Creator

Date

circa 1870s

Materials

Metal, silver, glass, suede

Dimensions

6 H x 11 W inches

Object ID

xx.5.170

Resource ID

11985

Credit Line

The Bonaparte Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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