Purse

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

purse

Name/Title

Purse

Entry/Object ID

2007.18.275

Description

Round crocheted purse with string closure

Context

Owned by May Boynton, a University of Vermont graduate who worked as a high school teacher and as the librarian at the UVM College of Medicine.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.18

Source or Donor

Carlisle, L. Diana, Carlisle, Penelope

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

Diameter

5 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Boynton, May Olive

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America