Purse

Object/Artifact

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Berkeley Historical Society & Museum

Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

2006.048.004

Description

Hand crocheted miser's purse, burgandy color with silver metal tassle balls. Consists of 2 petite pockets on each end of many crocheted strands with metal rings to intricately open and close. From home of Alice Sylvester Brown & husband and sons.

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1930

Notes

Date: 1890-1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Purse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag, Carrying

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

one of two identical purses

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

3 in

Location

Other

D3-3