Purse
91-22-7
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-7 |
| 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 | Cotton | Glass | Metal |
| Description | Small fold-over purse with red cotton exterior, pink and blue cloth interior, beige edging. Readed decoration- large leaves of clear rocaille beads and smokey cylinders flanked by double row of undulating white rocaille beads. Band of spiralling rocaille beads along edge Looped beaded (rocaille) fringe on front with metal hook and eye closure. Strap of clear cylinders and rocaille beads. |
| Height | 6.4 cm |
| Length | 9.4 cm |
| Thickness | 4.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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