Museum Collections

Seamed silver money purse; rectangular body with rounded corners and sides; front and back engraved with foliate scrolls; oval reserve in the front center engraved, "A C" in script; cylindrical hinge along the bottom, and an spring-loaded clasp at the top center set with a red stone; two rings applied to the top ends which attach to an oval link chain; two pockets and lining made of tan leather; makers' marks stamped on the interior sides. Seamed silver money purse; rectangular body with rounded corners and sides; front engraved with foliate scrolls around, "H P J" in script in the center; cylindrical hinge along the bottom, and a spring-loaded clasp at the top center; two rings applied to the top ends which attach to an oval link chain; two pockets and lining made of liliac silk moiré; makers' marks stamped on the interior sides.