Purse
- Object Name:
- Purse
- Object ID:
- 2008.063.07
- Place of Origin:
- New Zealand
- Date:
- 1918-1937
- Description:
- Handbag. Woven flax. Square shape. 2" fringe on sides and bottom. Paper label adhered to inside top edge, inscribed in ink, "New Zealand- / Made from N.Z. Flax."
- Material:
- Textile
Flax - Dimensions:
- H-10 W-10 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned and used by Zilpha Capron Braids (1906-2003), niece of Bertha Corson. From the James Corson family house, Salmon Falls Road, East Rochester, NH, built 1876. Donor is a descendant of James and Mary (Curtis) Corson, through daughter Edna, who married Seth Alton Capron. Bertha Corson (1893-1935) was Edna's sister.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Priscilla Bellairs
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