A beaded purse

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A beaded purse

Entry/Object ID

2013.276.1.1

Description

A beaded purse, ca. 1920s. The item is black, has thirteen columns of beading and has drawstrings of black rope with a serpentine pattern and four knobs at the end, probably of bakelite. With some fraying, pulling in the beaded areas and slight wear to the drawstrings, the condition is good overall.

Lexicon

Search Terms

United States. Department of the Interior. Commission for Settling Land Claims in California, United States. Treasury Department, United States. Congress. House of Representatives

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Purses