Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 1963.030.08
- Creator:
- Sawyer, Sally (1797-1866)
- Place of Origin:
- Sharon, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Purse. White cotton with whitework embroidery front and back; "Sally Sawyer" embroidered at top.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Provenance:
- Made by Sally Sawyer (1797-1866) of Sharon, NH, as part of her wedding trousseau. She married Levi W. Porter (1795-1867) in 1822. The donor, Shirley W. Kelley (1895-1975), was the great-granddaughter of Sally (Sawyer) Porter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Shirley W. Kelley
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