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Purse

Object Name:
Purse
Object ID:
2017.014.080
Creator:
Whiting & Davis Company
Place of Origin:
Massachusetts
Date:
1950-1970
Description:
Purse, octagonal gold mesh, with fabric lining on solid frame. Markings on inside of both frames: "MADE IN USA", "WHITING & DAVIS Co. MESH BAGS", "2920". Gold clasp closure and carrying chain.
Material:
Textile
Metal
Dimensions:
H-4.8 W-5.1 D-1 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
Subjects:
Purses
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