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Purse
Purse

Purse

Datemaybe 18th century
Mediummetal, cloth
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Louise Palmer
Object number1945.18.4
DescriptionLady's bag of natural-colored linen with a large design, covering up the front and back, in crewel and stump work. A cerise and several shades of green predominate. There is a fine silver wire embroidered throughout the design also. There are at either end of the top opening, two little blue and pink silk tassels.
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Collections
Purse
1840-1845
Purse
1850-60
Textile fragment
COPTIC
Hellenistic 3rd-4th century
Purse
1850-60
Purse
c. 1850
Octopus bag
Tlingit
late 19th or early 20th century
Purse
late 19th century-1920
Tapestry fragment
COPTIC
Late Hellenistic 4th-5th century