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Purse

Description

Tam O'Shanter style black knitted pouch decorated with steel cut beads in a leaf pattern. Interlaced beaded loop fringe at bottom edge. Silver metal spring-clasped oval-shaped top embossed with heraldic design.

Creator

Date

circa 1890-1930

Materials

Silk, silver, steel

Dimensions

4.75 H x 3 W inches

Object ID

1973.14.5

Resource ID

15923

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Thomas McCurley

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.