Name/Title
Grey Silk Purse with Embroidery and beadsEntry/Object ID
1985.20.2Description
Acc. No. 85.20.2
Subject Category: Clothing
Date or period: unknown
Object: Purse
Description: Grey silk purse with embroidery, fringe of gilt metal beads. White woven silk handles.
Size: L-5 1/2 X W-6 inches.
History of Object: Purse originally belonged to Hattie McDonell, Alameda school teacher, and member of a pioneer Bay Farm Island family.
Acquired from: Ms. Roberta McDonell
Date: 4-14-85Interpretative Labels
Label
5/15/2020 MvL: object has a tag attached, with the following information:
c.? Acc #85.20.2
Grey silk purse c. embroidery, fringe of gilt Metal Beads ORIGINAL owner: Hattie McDonell, Alameda School teacher + a [..presumably it continues on the reverse, something like, resident of Alameda.]
