Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 1992.061
- Creator:
- Treadwell, Harriet Brown
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1860-1933
- Description:
- Purse, beaded, made by Harriet Brown Treadwell (1842-1933), Concord, NH. Glass beads in a design of variously colored birds on flowering branches and row of blue triangles at top. Metal frame, probably brass, with two snake heads forming clasp. Red glass jewels on snake heads and green glass eyes. Snake tails decorate metal frame. Metal chain handle. Interior lined in brown kid leather with small pocket.
- Material:
- Metal
Leather
Glass
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-7 L-7 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Beaded purse made by Harriet Brown Treadwell (1842-1933), Concord, NH. She was born in Concord in 1842 and died in 1933. In 1865 she drove a covered wagon to Idaho to marry Dr. Passmore Treadwell who was taking care of prisoners from the Civil War. After the wedding they moved back to Concord. Donated by Eleanor Treadwell, wife of Harriet's grandson.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor J. Treadwell
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