Purse

Object/Artifact

Rocky Ford Museum

The card describes a beaded purse with floral designs, missing beads, threadbare lining, and chain

Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

1979.1.90

Description

Tiny beads. Red, blue, purple flowers and green leaves, on beige background. Tiny gold flowers in center of floral design. Beige fringe on bottom. Gold-painted beads on one side of gold frame on top. Paint coming off. Beads missing from other side. Chain handle attached to two swans. Stitching at top loose on one side. Lining is thread bare. (Refer to 80.3.1)

Cataloged By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Acquisition

Accession

1979.1

Source or Donor

Rocky Ford Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Judith Fierro Flores

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Purse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag, Carrying

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

February 17, 2025

Updated By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Update Date

March 9, 2025