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WALLET

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1846

GUSN

GUSN-33959

Description

Light brown with squared flap and strap closure, with metal clasp (strap end has broken); 6 compartments with scalloped, white kid flaps; pockets and outside are embossed with lyre with scrolling leaves and ivy garland on lyre strings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
accessories
embossing
stitching
leather
education
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
lyres
scrolls (motifs)
Men's personal gear
Hand Stitched
Embossed
Lyre
Scroll
Leaves
Education
WALLET

Inscription

Handwritten in ink on inside flap: ""Nathan Webb - Cambridge Mafs""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 x 4.25 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1931.569

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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