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Purse

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1874

GUSN

GUSN-72965

Description

Wht, blue, red; rectangular with round'd crnrs, inter comparts; chain handle

Details

Descriptive Terms

purses (ladies' accessories)
accessories
mother of pearl
tin (metal)
Tin
Mother-of-Pearl
PURSE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.25 x 3 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.4811

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