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Change Purse

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1874

GUSN

GUSN-72528

Description

Silver; u-shpd hngd clasp; mesh sack; beaded; foliage, panther

Details

Descriptive Terms

coin purses
accessories
silver (metal)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
figure- and animal-derived motifs
panther (Panthera genus)
Silver
Foliage
Panther
PURSE, CHANGE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 2.25 x 0.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2884

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