Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Coin purse
Object Number:
INV.14206
Date:
1854
Medium:
Silver, silk moiré
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: "Janette Pirsson/ 1854" in script
Description:
Silver coin purse; rectangular body with chamfered corners, concave sides and raised, flat centers; all over engraving on the raised centers, geometric decoration around a rectangular reserve on the front and a floral cartouche on the reverse with geometric designs and foliate scrolls around the edges; "Janette Pirsson/ 1854" engraved in script in the reserve; wheel turned waves on the raised edge; cylindrical hinge along one side with a spring loaded clasp on the opposite side; one scalloped pocket in the center; lined with peach colored silk moiré; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
This coin purse belonged to Janette Pirsson, wife of Joseph P. pirsson, Jr. and the mother of Ida Pirsson, who married Henry A. Hurlbut, Jr.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gerard Post Herrick, 1957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
