Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.974
- Creator:
- Kimball, May Lowell (1876-1972)
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Purse. Turquoise plush velvet with "gold" metal frame. Snap closure. Stamped black design on front. Blue silk lining. Envelope coin purse. Two small lining pockets. Labeled "Designed & made / by / May Lowell Kimball / Boston".
- Material:
- Textile
Velvet
Metal
Silk - 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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