Souvenir drawstring purse with camels of the Smith family, before 1998

Name/Title

Souvenir drawstring purse with camels of the Smith family, before 1998

Entry/Object ID

1998.233.27

Description

ACC. NO. 98.233.27 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TEXTILES DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN OBJECT: PURSE DESCRIPTION: DRAWSTRING PURSE WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAND-CROCHETED. DESIGN OF BLACK-COLORED CAMELS ON AN OFF-WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND, WITH DRAWSTRING IN VARIEGATED YARN OF GREEN, WHITE, AND YELLOW COLORS. POSSIBLY OF EGYPTIAN ORIGIN. HISTORY OF OBJECT: SOUVENIR PURSE THAT BELONGED TO THE SMITH FAMILY, LONGTIME ALAMEDA RESIDENTS. DONOR: TOM GREENE DATE: JUNE 20, 1998