Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 2018.029
- Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Beaded purse, originally owned by Eliza Foss Osgood (1814-1887) of Gilmanton, NH. Glass beadwork scene of a multicolored fence, house, and trees on a light brown background. Dark red sawtooth band around top and bottom. Band of green four-leaf clover sprigs across bottom. Blue loop fringe band on bottom. Dark blue figured silk band with black silk ribbon drawstring on top. Off-white cotton interior lining.
- Material:
- Textile
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-8 W-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Eliza Foss, the daughter of Silas and Miriam (Clough) Foss was born October 27, 1814, in Gilmanton, NH. She married Ebenezer Osgood (1813-1887) on November 28, 1837. She farmed and raised a family in Gilmanton, where she lived until shortly before her death on December 23, 1887. She was the great-great-grandmother of Joann Bailey, the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joann Bailey
- People:
- Osgood, Eliza Foss (1814-1887)
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