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Purse

Object/Artifact

Small purse; steel frame with bowed quilt-texture steel mesh sides embellished 1 side with 3D rosette and leaf with steel paillette. Inside, inner clasped compartment lined with blue polished cotton. Triangular cross-section chain; stamped “Brevete” inside frame. Enclosed magazine clip with date attribution. 2” x 3.5”

G89.307

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

1810 - 1850

Stamp

Inside Frame

Brevete

French

Patented

Stamped

2 in

3-1/2 in

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