Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
INV.10083
Date:
1925-1950
Medium:
Alligator or lizard skin, leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 2 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
written: paper tag found in purse reads "I.V./ Cox "
Description:
Doll's purse of alligator or lizard skin with silver-colored metal frame and clasp, interior devided into two compartments; paper tag found in purse reads "I.V./ Cox"
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
