Purse
91-22-23
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-23 |
| 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 | Cardboard | Wool | Glass | Metal |
| Description | Small purse. Navy albumen treated cloth interior. Pink wool over cardboard exterior. Large beaded flower on back of yellow and clear rocaille and red and pink cylinder beads. Leaves of green, clear and red rocaille beads. Two tassels on bottom of clear rocaille and smoke (?) and amber cylinder beads. Coiled beaded edging of clear rocaille beads. Two strands of clear rocaille twisted to form handle. Metal hook and eye closure. |
| Height | 8.3 cm |
| Length | 8.7 cm |
| Thickness | 4.92 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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