Handbag

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Handbag

Entry/Object ID

CW 5174

Description

Woman's handbag. Beaded on skrim. Deer and hunter motif. Medium green silk top with green silk drawstring. Button on bottom. Light brown cotton lining.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1859

Provenance

Notes

Made by Martha Ann Hill when she was sixteen years of age (1843-1904). She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hill and was born at "Cresheim," Mt. Airy.