Purse
91-22-1
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-1 |
| 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 | Silk | Cloth | Glass |
| Description | Flat purse with beaded decoration on both sides. Red ribbon edging on body, blue ribbon around flaps, cream ribbon at top and braided thread on inside of flap. Clear bead looped fringe; border of frosted cylinders flanked by two clear rocailles; interior- scematised leaves of clear, pink, red, yellow, green and light and dark blue. |
| Height | 15.7 cm |
| Width | 15.9 cm |
| Thickness | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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