Purse

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

CW 4557

Description

Purse. Woman's purse; natural linen case; brown tape trim; three mother-of-pearl buttons; long round shape; brown embroidery on ends. Circa 1850-1880. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1880

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Notes

Creation Date: Circa 1850-1880

Material

Linen; mother-of-pearl buttons

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ellwood, Mrs. S. E.

Provenance

Notes

Source name derived from label on box found in trunk containing items CW 4556 - CW 4567. Also in trunk were two envelopes postmarked 1917 and addressed: Sarah E. Spencer 1144 Chapel Street New Haven, CT