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Object Name
Purse
Object Number
1965-09-5
Description
Pale brown woven silk ground with cut steel beads sewn on in patterns. Lining of brown silk with trim of linen lace on interior side of opening. Silk cord draw strings with ball at end. Steel bead ball at bottom of purse with looped fringe hanging from bottom.
Comment
From the trousseau of Myra Abigail Hill who married James Seymour of Litchfield in 1818
Category
Personal Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1818
Dimensions
6" long
Materials
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Purse