Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse: beaded floral, drawstring
Object Number:
INV.11340
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 17.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Beadwork purse (reticule) with narrowly tapering bottom, of various colors glass beads on ocher cotton ground, green cotton crochet and bead design around top; encircled with horizontal floral motif, bordered above, with leaf pattern at bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
