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Object Name
Purse
Object Number
1916-18-1
Description
White velvet purse, semi-circular shape with rounded bottom. No handle. White silk ribbon drawstring at top. Front has white silk rushing around edge of rounded bottom. Purse is lined with blue silk. Both sides are decorated with therom painted design. One side has two large roses with leaves in center surrounded by garland of feathery green leaves with pink blooms. The reverse side has a basket of flowers in center surrounded by the same garland design of feathery green leaves with pink blooms.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1820
Dimensions
9 1/4" long x 8 1/2" wide
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