Name/Title
Green crocheted coin purse of Mrs. Davis (nee Lott), 1890sEntry/Object ID
1989.24.8Description
Acc. No. 89.24.8
Subject Category: Fashion accessories
Date or Period: C. 1890’s
Object: Purse, coin
Description: Double sided coin purse of green colored crochet attached to a nickel plated frame. Purse decorated with steel cut beads & 4 tassels (also of steel cut beads).
Size: L-5 1/2 x W-3 inches.
History of Object: Change purse that belonged to Mrs. William Henry Davis (nee Eleanor Jane Lott). Mr. & Mrs. Davis settled in Alameda in 1893.
Acquired from:
From the late Dorothy Birkholm
Date: 9-20-1989