Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
1949.291a-c
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 2 x 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Brown crocheted cotton purse (miser's bag) with metal beadwork throughout, with a slit in the center cinched by two octagonal metal rings, one end has a straight edge with metal beadwork fringe, the other end is cinched closed and has a metal beadwork tassel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucille de Luze Foley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
