1820-1850
GUSN-26349
Red leather purse w/ oval clasp mirror and green silk lining; containing ephemera (calling cards; notes; account listings of furnishings, jewery, textiles; poem).
purses (ladies' accessories)
accessories
glass (material)
leather
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
silver (metal)
gifts
Leather
Silk
Glass
Silver
Unidentified Paper
Gifts
PURSE
Engraved on clasp: ""IR""
Unknown
3 x 4.5 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
1998.5798
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