Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Historical Artifacts
Purse: multi-colored w/2 tassels
Object Number:
INV.11318
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Silk, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 32.7 x 21 cm )
Description:
Flat purse (handbag), openwork in various colors of silk floss on linen ground with ecru silk lining, straight edge top with frog closure, all sides straight (nearly square overall), double strap; openwork is designed in horizontal rows of squares, giving a checkered look, colors arranged to create diamond pattern radiating out from the central openwork square, cording on all edges, chenille tassels on each side at top; satin stitch.
Gallery Label:
This handbag was owned by Catherine Reed Allen (1812-1850), wife of Theodore Allen (ca. 1800-1850) and daughter of Luman Reed (1787-1836). Although not an artist himself, Allen was active in promoting the arts in New York City. He played an active role in forming Luman Reed's celebrated art collection, which the New-York Historical Society now owns. Reed was the first American to form a collection wholly composed of American artists.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
