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Purse

Object Name:
Purse
Object ID:
1966.505
Place of Origin:
Newfields, NH
Date:
circa 1840
Description:
Purse. Rounded steel frame on oblong shape; steel link chain handle; beige silk crocheted background with 1 3/4" band of varigated blue design near bottom; scattered steel beads and fringe.
Material:
Metal
Steel
Silk
Provenance:
Slip inside bag reads,'"Bag of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Winslow Dow, Newfields, N.H., by Miss Annie H. Dow."
Credit Line:
Gift of Annie H. Dow
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