Name/Title
PurseEntry/Object ID
EmK-342-7 BDescription
Women's silk reticule. Four panels. Pale pink silk corded trim. One panel features a poem: "Long may you live / Happy may you be / Blest with content / And from mis / fortune free / MM". One panel has initials "MM" and "CJ". The other two panels feature floral designs. Likely for a wedding or trousseau.Made/Created
Time Period
Early 19th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"MM / CJ"
"Long may you live / Happy may you be / Blest with content / And from mis / fortune free / MM"
