Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
INV.1152a-c
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 12 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.
Description:
Dark blue crocheted cotton purse (miser's bag) with metal beadwork throughout, slit in center cinched with two metal rings, both ends are cinched closed and have metal beadwork tassels.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
