Purse

Object Name:

Purse

Object ID:

1994.057.10

Place of Origin:

Hebron NH

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Purse. Two narrow, vertical, strips of black silk woven in a herringbone pattern alternate with wide strips of metallic net which have black silk embroidered flowers. Black cotton drawstring closure, threaded through stiff black embroidered cloth rings. Machine stitched with hand stitched repairs.

Material:

Textile
Metal
Silk
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-6.25 L-7.25 inches

Provenance:

All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. She believes that this material was worn by her grandmother and her grand aunts. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Graves Walker Keyes (1860-1943). The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva Geraghty

People:

Keyes, Elizabeth G. (1860-1943)