Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Drawstring Purse W/Painted Design
Object Number:
INV.14651
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Satin, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
White satin drawstring purse with a cardboard boat-shaped base; base covered with green and white woven satin ribbon; basket with a rose and leaves painted on one side, floral branch on the other; edges trimmed with pleated satin ribbon.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
