Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse: ivy design in beads
Object Number:
INV.11316
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 6 in. ( 43.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Overall egg-shaped black silk velvet purse (evening bag) with metal beadwork throughout, silk lining, metal snap fastener and single chain strap; both sides have beadwork design of ivy around sides and bottom and one ivy leaf in the center framed by a paisley-style design, beadwork fringe around bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
