Purse
91-22-11
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iroquois |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1837-1901 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Velvet | Cloth | Glass | Metal |
| Description | Fold-over purse- exterior dark blue velvet discolored to brown, red cloth interior. Metal hook and eye closure. Coiled clear rocaille bead edging. Beaded flowers in clear, red and green rocaille beads. Multi-colored bead tassels- 2 on front and 1 on back. Beaded tassels of rocaille and cylindrical beads along bottom- clear rocaille and orange, smoke, yellow and blue facetted cylinders. Two thin strings for handles. |
| Height | 18 cm |
| Width | 17.2 cm |
| Thickness | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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