Purse

Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

1989.51.1

Description

Beaded purple velvet purse with blue silk at the top and two large orange circular handles that could be put on a wrist for carrying. The inside is lined with a yellow, pink, green and blue flower printed silk. The exterior has a paisley pattern embroidered with clear glass and silver beads.

Context

Owned by Emelie Perreault Tessier of Shaftsbury, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.51

Source or Donor

Edwards, Suzanne

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11 in

Width

7 in

Material

Silk, Plastic, Glass, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tessier, Emelie Perrault (1887-1968)

Related Places

Place

Town

Shaftsbury

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America