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Purse

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1827

GUSN

GUSN-25525

Description

Plaid silk bag w/ drawstring containing letter to Miss Elizabeth L. Coffin (1813-?), daughter of Edmund Coffin (1764-1825) and Lucy Kimball (?-1858). See file for transcription of letter.

Details

Descriptive Terms

purses (ladies' accessories)
accessories
silk (textile)
Silk
PURSE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 x 2.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.465

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