Purse
Date1840-1860
OriginEngland
MediumSilk, metallic threads on cotton core
DimensionsOL 20 1/4" x OW 2 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors
Object number1971-1459
DescriptionStocking purse of green crocheted silk thread patterned with cream and peach flowers. The squared-off bag end is tightly crocheted and patterned with sawtooth bands of white and cream plants with peach flowers. At each lower corner of the bag is a pear-shaped wooden tassel or dangle wrapped with white and green silk. The upper portion of the purse is loosely crocheted in green with 5 white stripes near the top. At the top is a complex tassel consisting of silk-wrapped pear and ball joined by a knot of metallic cord. Opening slit measures 3 1/4" long. Slider ring of woven threads over a band of unknown stiff material.ProvenanceEx coll: Anonymous Owners, D.C. Cohen.
