Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.105
- Date:
- 1910
- Description:
- Purse. Brown brocaded silk with cream damask center panel front and back. Brown velvet and braid decoration. Lining of black satin with small pink dots. Two inner pockets. No closure. Two cord handles.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Velvet - Dimensions:
- H-11 W-12.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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