Name/Title
Embroidered purse from Egyptian fabric, c. 1927Entry/Object ID
1986.47.5Description
Acc. No. 86.47.5
Subject Category: Fashion accessories
Date or Period: C. 1920
Object: Purse
Description: Multicolored embroidered purse (drawstring top). Design consisting of openwork (embroidered frames) surrounding glass mirrors.
Size: L-8 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Purse made from material purchased during a trip to Egypt in 1927 by Mrs. Henry H. Meyers. The material was brought back to Alameda and adapted as a purse by Mrs. Meyers.
Acquired from:
Jeanette Meyers
Date: 8-15-86
