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Loom-woven handbag beaded with steel and brass beads in a geometric diamond design. Purse is lined with gold silk taffeta and opens with a brass frame decorated with an embossed floral vine and a twin knob closure. Bottom fringe hand-woven in a lattice pattern with falling fringes. Made in France.

Purse

Description

Loom-woven handbag beaded with steel and brass beads in a geometric diamond design. Purse is lined with gold silk taffeta and opens with a brass frame decorated with an embossed floral vine and a twin knob closure. Bottom fringe hand-woven in a lattice pattern with falling fringes. Made in France.

Creator

Date

circa 1900-1910

Materials

Silk, steel, brass

Dimensions

8 H x 4.5 W inches

Object ID

1955.87.11

Resource ID

15876

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George F. Needham from the estate of Anna Lee Brown, member of the Joel Brown family, Centreville, MD

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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