Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
1936.6a-c
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 12 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Description:
Dark brown crocheted cotton purse (miser's bag) with a slit in the center cinched with two metal rings, one end has a straight edge with metal beadwork netting in a triangular shape, the other end is cinched closed and has a single metal bead.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Tallmadge
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
