Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

G96.108

Description

"Purse with 4 bombe sides; flat top or lid. White silk over paste board. Each side, top and bottom are painted with dainty picture of basket of strawberries. Edges of each panel finished with pale silk ribbon; same ribbon forms little bows at each corner of opening and two loop handlea anchored front and back in the bows. Closed with pink silk plied cord loop and pink silk-covered disk button.About 5” deep."

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1815 - 1835

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

Reticule, Purse, Starwberry, Painted Silk

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Phebe or Mary Osborn