Hard black leather or papier-mache coin purse, with a border of metal egg-shaped bosses and central cartouche; little push-tab closure. Lined with pink cotton. 3 accordion pleated compartments. Metal chain.

Tiny beaded purse knitted on a white leather lining with linen thread. No top. The design consists of a rose and a blue flower, a sawtooth border, and a sprig border on a dark mahogany ground at the bottom.

Finely netted golden brown silk cord miser’s bag. Two gilded brass grooved sliders. Petal-like stamped filigree pinchbeck pendants at each end. 10” total length.

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”

Purse Drawstring beaded bag with a design of elongated white triangles each with 3 red roses. Bottom border of green leaves on red ground. Green silk band around top with pink drawstring. Lined with tan glazed cotton

Chinese basket-purse with bowed shape, set- in lid, two moveable handles; open-work gallery; bunch of flowers painted on each side and lid. Natural color. About 5” X 3.5” X 2.5”

Purse made of chrome green kid with small cut steel studs, steel discs, red velveteen inlay, embossing. A leather cord handle is attached to the rings on a steel frame. Push button closure. 4 inner compartments, including one held closed with an inner slide clasp. Lined with blue leather.

Fine, footed oval Chinese basket purse with attached lid with thread tassel lifter; two moveable handles; painted floral decorations on top and sides.

Brown pigskin (like) leather with nickel-plated brass fittings. Small push-button clasp on top, pull-ring missing; 2 metal straps with turn-hasps on flap which covers side-pocket; round cross-section leather handle attached to rings; chrome green leather lining with pocket. 5” high x 6” x 3.5”

Small Chinese purse-basket with openwork near top; one handle; bright red flowers painted on the sides. 4” x 3” x 2”

Small beaded purse with a rounded bottom. The beaded design consists of a row of cornflowers at the bottom, and forget-me-nots with a strange flower on the top. The frame design is composed of ferny arabesques and simple flowers, made of very shiny pinchbeck with chased highlights on the edges. It has two spring latches with buttons on either side of a center frame made of brass of a more coppery hue, with holes to receive the lining for two compartments. A small ring pulls on both sides.

Purse made of green silk. A band of pink rose buds and green leaves above two houses (pink, white, blue, and purple) and two trees. Gathers at the top. Cream ties. Lined with natural linen.

Small double coin purse made of knitted silk with steel beads worked into the rows. The pattern consists of a brown ground with 2 bands of straw yellow and red-orange stripes setting off a decorative row of steel beads. A simple steel frame supports a bag on each side, with a pierced steel divider. 2 steel bead tassels at the bottom.

Turkish purse - crocheted. Heavy brown cotton background with blue floral design, top edging, and circles on front.

Beaded pinch back clasp purse. Black beaded loops are attached to black cotton crocheted purse bag. Metal fillagree "Art Nouveau" clasp with attached chain.

Pinchbeck purse with clasp of rhinestone and gold-plated brass mesh chainmail. Scalloped bottom edge. Chain intact, with pale pink silk rep lining with small pocket.

Unfinished small purse. Beading not yet attached to purse frame. Purse frame is gold gilt over a steel frame.

Gilt brass frame with elaborately modelled scrolls and flowers. Push button clasp, loops for jump rings which seem modern. Little pull ring missing.

Girl’s beaded chatelaine and belt. Inch-wide belt and straps worked with large beads in black/white Greek meander on turquoise ground. Pouch is a flat square showing a spaniel puppy upon a golden cushion, on a turquoise ground; narrow black/white border. Backed with black lining cotton. Edges finished with dark blue woolen cord; large pearl button and thread loop fastener. Waistband is 22.5” long when fastened.

friendship quilt floral design hand stitched pieced paper

Entirely hand-stitched quilt. Backed with gold-colored surah. The center has a lavishly embroidered spray of flowers. The date 1887 and “Mother” is stitched on a tan satin diamond, superimposed upon a maroon velvet cross. The same velvet forms a wide border with dark blue satin squares in the corners. The main area is made of loosely-formed squares composed of scraps of expensive, fashionable fabrics including plush, matelassé, Brocade, voided velvet, cisele velvet, pekin, damasse, and a few printed silks, along with the more usual taffetas, grosgrains, velvets and satins. The edges are all stitched with elaborate borders, and many pieces have exquisite floral sprays executed in fine silk thread. Others are done with thicker thread. Some are large and complex; a few are simple, perhaps done by a lesser hand. There is a magnificent cup and saucer, vase, moon, heart, and high buttoned boot depicted as well. The most amazing one may be the scenic vignette imitating greeting card layouts. An outstanding tour de force of embroidery and fabric selection.

Hand stitched quilt top, white cotton ground; appears as if the pattern blocks were assembled with the white ones, albeit by hand, late. Various 1865-1875 prints. 20 pattern blocks.

Quilt, pieced, evening star.

A large raggedy mine quilt made up of white and paterned diamonds.

A quilt with a diomond design that gets smaller as it goes inward.

A large pieced quilt made up of sqare patches in primarily gold and blue colors.

Quilted bonnet hood of dark blue silk lustring taffeta, lined in the bavolet and faced with blue, white, and pink plaid silk, and lined further into the hood with a natural cotton printed with purple. Only wadded (with wool) in the bavolet; quilted with blue silk thread in a few rows around the front edge of brim. Crown-to-brim seam is piped, and crown is gathered at top of head. Self fabric ties. Hand sewn.

Girl's hood of brown silk twill, wadded with cotton, and lined with napped cotton flannel in mottled green and white. Made to hug the head, with no bavolet or standing brim. The silk is ruched in tucks that run from the top of the face to the back of the neck on either side of center, and in tucks that run around the face and down the sides of the hood; the lines of quilting follow these tucks. Separate piece of silk twill at the top of the head, made to resemble a bow. The lining is made in three parts: a center piece and two sides. A white cotton band runs around the inside of the front edge, apparently once holding a net frill. Ties of off-white ribbed silk ribbon. Hand sewn.

Girl's quilted bonnet hood of yellow silk twill, lined with tan and brown cotton, faced with pink and white silk ribbon, and wadded with cotton or wool in thin layer. Full crown, gathered to brim at piped seam. Brim is quilted with brown silk thread in lines that run parallel to front edge; crown is quilted in similarly-spaced curved, concentric rows that radiate out from center back. Bavolet is gathered to brim at piped seam, and is quilted in three rows that follow bottom and side edges of curtain. Ribbon ties, cut short, are ombré silk ribbons in dark and light pink. Hand sewn.

Quilted bonnet hood of brown silk taffeta, faced with black silk taffeta, lined with dark green glazed/polished cotton and black cotton. Brim is quilted in diagonal lines that run from front back to crown seam; crown is quilted in vertical lines. Front edge, which is piped in black silk, is turned back, with a stiff wire inserted in the fold to keep the hood's shape at the face. A bias-cut band of brown silk, wadded and quilted into four thick channels, is placed around the crown on the brim. Bavolet is gathered to brim, with a black silk ribbon bow placed on seam at center back. Black silk ribbon ties. Hand sewn.

Quilted bonnet hood of black/white/tan checked silk taffeta, self-faced, lined with dark brown glazed/polished cotton, and wadded thickly. Brim is quilted with black silk thread in rows parallel to front edge, forming large puffs; round crown is quilted in more modest diagonal rows. Brim is tightly ruched to crown, with a piped seam. Bavolet has one row of quilting around the edge. Ribbon (figured with leaves down center green and black stripe, surrounded by ombré brown stripes, and with green and black narrow stripes at selvages) used for ties and for a bow at center back of bavolet seam. Hand sewn.

Quilted bonnet hood of yellow and blue cross-barred silk taffeta, faced with dark blue silk and a blue and gold ribbon, and lined with dark brown cotton, light brown cotton, and a simple red print on natural cotton. The brim extends into lappets on either side, with an applied bavolet (wadded with cotton) at back of the cross-barred silk and the ribbon; ribbon is also pleated to back over bavolet seam. Lightly quilted in wide-spaced rows parallel to front edge, which is piped. Dark blue silk ribbon ties. Hand sewn.

Quilted bonnet hood of black silk taffeta, self-faced, with brown glazed/polished cotton lining and thin wadding. Center panel of hood is pleated at neck and flares widely over back; side panels flow more sedately. Front edge is trimmed with box-pleated black silk satin ribbon, and a black silk grosgrain ribbon bow is placed over pleats at back of neck. Side panels are machine-quilted in concentric triangles centered at shoulder, while center panel is quilted with more artistic loops down to four plain horizontal lines at bottom. Lower edge is cut in scallops and bound in taffeta. Narrow black silk ribbon ties attached to facing. Machine sewn.

Entirely hand-stitched reticule made of white cotton with bullion, satin and outline stitches; four triangular panels come to a point at the base; loops of fly fringe at each seam a couple of inches above the bottom; two sides have a basket full of leafy twigs; the other two have small branches and a few leaves; seams embellished with crosswise bullion stitches; the baskets are framed with leafy vines; loop edging worked along the top edge; modern embroidery floss loosely piled and inserted as drawstring.

Small square reticule made in the technique of netted fringe edgings typically used for tablecloths and hangings. Fringe across the bottom; drawstrings knotted into two tassels at the ends. No lining.

Reticule of tan silk, crocheted mesh pattern; flat with pointed base. Curved shallow flaps at front and back of opening. Bamboo strip reinforcer on 1 side. Tan silk fringe around entire piece. 3 rows of inserted matching silk satin ribbon across center each side. Matching tassels at top, and braid cord. Unlined.

Reticule, white, vandyke top Entirely hand stitched cotton reticule, rectangle with rounded bottom corners. Top edges are vandyked with blanket stitched edges; sides and bottom have folded frill effect that is really a side-bottom panel, embellished with drawn thread border edged with French knots. First side has embroidered design executed in white cotton thread in blanket, back, satin, stem, and boullion stitches, French knots: “Lydia Dole” beneath simple nosegay surrounded by stiff leafy border with small florets and a flower in each ‘corner.’ No eyelets, but the four flowers have simple needle lace fillings. The other side has more elegantly disposed flowers, leafy vines, and long leaves filling the space, incorporating eyelets and no needle lace. Little touch of a tendril in fine linen (?) thread. Single drawstring of plied cotton cord with tassle in homespun/woven linen tape casing. No evidence indicating there was a second drawstring.

Beaded reticule, U-shaped. 6” long.; both sides identical. Lined with deep red silk faille that extends two inches above the bag; faded pink [rayon??] ribbon drawstrings form bows at the ends. No fringe at bottom. The lining seems likely to date to 1875-1900. Beads appear to be sewn to cloth ground. The upper border is dark red, saw tooth, with colorful leafy vine. The main panel has an opalescent ground with one each of a yellow, red and blue flower, narrow leaves. The lower section is also dark red, saw tooth, with a shepherdess wearing a blue dress and a wide brim straw hat, leading a sheep with ribbons, next to an impossible rose bush

Reticule, drawstring, made of black cotton velvet in rounded- corner rectangular shape. Fold over flaps at top are shaped as double scallop. Decorated with white and shades of blue glass beads, accented with gold beads, in a different floral pattern on each side. Lined with black taffeta. Silk tape drawstring.

Beaded knit silk reticule, U shaped with probably 20th century crocheted top and draw cords of dark green; unlined. Same design on both sides. Dark red bottom band at bottom with two bands of simple flowers in shades of blue, green and pink. Scene showing a man in a red vest, rowing a boat between two white swans in a little inlet. On one side with a retaining wall stands a farm with many closely spaced buildings and a water wheel. On the other is a building next to a leafy tree. Typed note inside: “Following the Civil War Mrs. Cramer the mother of Mrs. Hume Shipman, cherished this hand beaded purse.” This came from the well known Barret family of Caledonia, NY

Squared shape with cut corners at the bottom; remains of lining and casing (yellow silk). Knit construction with fine glass beads depicting roses and morning glories on a white opalescent ground above a red band with houses and trees. Sawtooth borders. 11 colors.Transparent: opal, dark green, dark redTranslucent: apple green, aqua, light blue Opaque: black, white, tan, pink, mustard yellow.

Reticule with 2 back-to-back disk-shaped sections joined by accordion folds. Straight-topped closure section is formed of gold-tooled red Morocco, with a flap covering the opening of each section. Scalloped, polished steel locks and steel chains inserted through holes near the edge, part way down disks. Faces are covered with tortoiseshell panels radiating from a circular panel in the center, alternate ones further embellished with mother-of-pearl inlaid flowers with leaves. Lined with ivory kid and pink silk. Speculated to be either a German or French style.

Rectangular reticule, hand stitched with corded flange around bottom and sides, thin cotton. Simple arching floral spray in center, smaller ones in each corner (reverse) and large spray (front), flowering vine borders, embroidered in red, coral, maize, mustard, green and lt green wool.They look like carnations and/or single roses. Outline stitch, chain and split stitch, satin stitch. Wool is loosely Z-twisted and unevenly dyed;

Cut-corner rectangular beaded reticule. No fringe, lining or top. Knit fabric. Opal ground; lady seated in park next to a large urn with initial “S” on it. Blue saw-tooth border along top, lower border is blue flower vine on garnet ground. Back is opal ground with small cornucopia inside large floral coronet. No lining.

Reticule made of plain-weave cotton or linen. Beads applied. Scene showing a willow and an oak or the like with a rosebush and a smaller flowering shrub. One side has a fence near the willow. Above is a meandering rose vine and below is a band of alternating blue and green diamonds. Lined with green chine plaid silk. Silk ribbon drawstrings.

Entirely hand stitched white PW cotton. Rectangular. Edged with small vandykes alternating with tiny pom poms. Embroidered with white cotton in large arabesque floral motifs in tambour-work, and satin and eyelet stitches. White cotton drawstrings with tassels, in casings. Each side signed at top “Hannah Spaulding - 1816”-- one tamboured, one running stitched-- and 1816. Lined with carefully pieced linen, signed inside. Bag is 10 3/4” long x 8 3/4” wide.

Beaded reticule made of knitted beige silk. Crocheted top with holes for ribbon drawstring. Fine bright red, cerulean blue, corn yellow, very pale pink, dusty lavender, turquoise, brown, and cracked ice beads form a spiky floral design on icy ground above a rudimentary paisley pattern of blue.

Reticule made of beads in a rounded cone shape. Small-scale diagonal blue floral garland repeats on opal ground, above blue band. Blue beaded knob at bottom probably had a little tassel of looped beads. Speculated to be a late 19th century blue satin ribbon drawstring that runs through small brass rings.

U shaped with rounded corners at the bottom, lined in dark blue silk taffeta extended above to form the top with a casing; knitted bead design of red rose, white mum? and small flowers on dark blue ground, with borders of florets. Beads: dark blue, medium blue, light blue, pink, jade, apple green, black, grey, white, dark yellow, turquoise, opal, clear dark green and dark red, and cased red.

Tiny beaded purse. Knitted. Unlined. Floral design consisting of rose buds and forget-me-nots.

Entirely hand stitched deep pink silk MID velvet, faded to rosy, tan on one side, more plum hue remains on the other. Stretched hexagon shape with self-casing containing black or deep maroon and faded rose silk cord drawstrings. Lined with off white PW glazed cotton. Attached to side openings are two heavy black and dark rose silk tassels on wooden “acorns”, not faded. 7” x 7”. Trimmed with 4 gilt brass acorns at each of 4 points of bottom.

Reticule, beads stitched onto linen canvas. Shepherdess scene above a floral vine border on a white ground. Green silk binding attached to top edge, concealing fact that each side has different color border. Pink silk frill and ivory silk ribbon handle.

Reticule, beaded with black silk grosgrain ribbon top, black satin ribbon drawstring. Rose, morning glory, grapes with floret/sawtooth borders. Lined with glazed cotton. TR: d gr, brick, opal, cobalt. TRL: black, chrome gr. CASED: tomato. OP: m blue, mustard, brown, turquoise, white. Finished late.

Entirely hand stitched cotton, U shaped reticule. Folded strip forming frill around sides and bottom. Narrow casing with plied cotton thread forming single drawstring (awkwardly) through both sides, ending in self -tassels. Seems original. No embellishments,

Crocheted coin purse made of cerulean blue silk. Steel beads are knitted into a diamond pattern band around the base. Steel ring closure with 2 steel rods forming the ‘mouth’ of the purse.

Beaded rectangular cut-corner bag with green silk taffeta top. block print cotton lining. Green silk cords. Hunter and deer below; ladies- butterfly net, big hat, parrot. Opal ground.

Knitted purse made of peach-colored silk. Cut steel beads in the textured area and a paisley-like band at the base. Looped bead fringe. Ring closure with 2 steel rods with angular acorn-like finials, held together with a chain of flat steel links.

Reticule made of fine glass beads stitched to PW cotton. Rectangular with cut corners. Foundation forms casing for narrow black silk ribbon drawstring; seems a later solution.

Reticule, dark green silk taffeta, cut corner shape. Lower half rigid, with black velvet ribbon and triangular appliques forming triangular taffeta reserves. Velvet embellished with floral vines or sprays of dark, medium and light blue and white beads. Blue cotton lining. Green silk picot ribbon drawstrings

Black cotton velveteen purse with red silk ribbon binding. Hexagonal with scalloped flap. Concentric borders with curled vine inside. Lined with PW tan cotton MID. Narrow bead border.

Reticule made of knitted silk with glass beads. Bi-level scenes that consists of the upper one of a rustic tower ruin near a lake with buildings and trees, above a border showing a cathedral. Lined with a blue striped satin weave, and silk, hemmed to the edge of beading. Silver chain and rings. Later loop fringe with large turquoise beads. Usual transparent colors.

Tiny purse, beaded with roses, bud motif at brown base. Knit, with base sewn on with red thread. Stamped brass frame, kid lining. Slightly large beads.

Drawstring bag or reticule of very finely crocheted blue silk with simple pale blue sprig and border designs, cord drawstrings with little tassels run through a crocheted beading edging on the top edge. Pointed bottom with tassel.

Cut-corner knit rectangular shape with white kid lining, blue silk casing around top. Lining is pulling top edge inward slightly. Each side identical; 4-columned temple with banisters and railing, pagodalike roofed cupola on top. Ivy twined around columns; trees and flowering bush nearby. Lower border of grape leaves and tendrils. 6.5’ x 5.75”.

Reticule, steel hinged frame; steel chain. Knit golden tan silk with steel beads in openwork at top. Solid band with vague paisley cones at base. Deep fringe of beads. Unlined. 8” x 4.25”

Knit or crocheted reticule made of beads with a round bottom. Red silk thread crocheted top with beading for ribbon drawstrings. Lined with what is speculated to be 1930’s machine-stitched maroon silk satin with a pocket for a mirror or compact. The design consists of a building with a belfry and a pump under a tree. The upper border on red ground matches the silk top, of little dogs alternating with little buildings and little bushes. Lower border on red ground of geometric vine and florets. Turquoise intertwined bead loop fringe on the bottom. Opal ground; TR: red, purple, emerald, root beer. OP: aqua, periwinkle, red-brown, Light & dark pink, black, white, medium blue. Cased red. Translucent aqua, turquoise, apple green, chrome green, and maize.

Tan and purple ombre striped brocaded silk top attached to trapezoidal ‘saddle-tan’ leather side pieces, molded fan/shell/pineapple design with stamped gilt border around the edges. Top edge originally finished with casing for drawstrings, now covered with early cream and white silk ribbon extending into loop and bow for carrying. Lined with PW cotton, inked inscription/C 36[?]/--Leather base, 6.5” wide x 4.25” high. Overall, 9.25”

Crocheted perle cotton; striped bands of ivory, tan, pink, blue, turquoise, red, yellow on black ground. Curved cut steel frame (older?) with spring clasp. Square bottom trimmed with 1.5” steel bead fringe with little coils around each bottom loop. Bag 5” x 8.5”.

Flat rectangular draw string reticule. Fine white cotton hand knit with fine green glass beads. Design of vine bearing shamrocks forming border on sides and bottoms with rows of individual shamrocks filling the field, shawl-fashion. Plied cotton string for drawstring, in casing formed by top of fabric folded over and stitched down.

Entirely hand stitched white silk satin rectangular drawstring bag. Thin silk picot-edged ribbon drawstrings. Thick silk chenille-like cord edging. Delicately painted border of grapes and leaves, center has nosegay with roses. Back has border and center of a single rose. Lined with pink silk. 8.5 x 7.25” Dealer says it’s probably Moravian

Entirely hand stitched white cotton rectangular drawstring bag. Single 2-ply drawstring. sides formed of handmade cotton netting. Embroidered in cotton with back and bullion stitches. Front has name ”M Johnson” in rectangular dagged reserve above a spray of leaves; back has bouquet. No lining. 8” x 9”

Beaded reticule with cut corner and straight bottom edge. Remains of turquoise bead fringe. Lined with tan PW cotton, the top edge is finished with piped, self-lined scalloped flaps of brown silk piped with yellow. Casing for the drawstring which is missing. The design consists of the typical rose trail with fuchsia-like flowers and buttercups. Leafy vine border at top, arranged like sawtooth. The lower border is a pair of houses and trees on red ground. 4 strands of twisted fringe made of turquoise beads remain.

"Entirely hand stitched white percale-like cotton. U shaped bag with casing and plied white cotton drawstrings ending in pairs of tassels. Small tassel at each bottom corner. Lined with finer cotton (lawn) which extends beyond the top edge as a frill. Seams between front and back formed by joining tiny buttonholed loops worked along each edge. Embroidered with white cotton satin stitch and French knots. Borders, fields with cornucopia and floral decorations. No date. Initials :MAG and to] on top; inside wreath in center is S. Adams." Purchased with dress G98.039 although there is no documentation relating them. I suspect the dress is a little later than the bag.

Round-bottom beaded bag with band of stylized roses and pansies above a base of clover and speckles on a red ground. Maroon-twilled silk (foulard) top flaps. Lined with cotton, red satin ribbon drawstrings, and ball fringe with gold accents along the bottom. Might have been supplied with the red trimmings in the 1870s or 80s.

Reticule with knit ground, vine floral design, lower border shows Italianate tower, or church, with trees. Upper border, red sawtooth with forget-me-nots. 5" rounded square with cut corners. No lining or casing. Opal ground. Red, lavendar, emerald, blue. Opal pink, green, lime, turquoise, white, must, D,M blue, black. Cased red.

Beaded purse with a machine-stitch inside. Cut steel frame with a push button clasp. Lined with brilliant orange taffeta. Base has blue folded band border above and within. Tiny aqua bead looped tassel at base. Front features a spaniel with a gold collar.

Entirely hand-stitched brocaded brown silk reticule with fine herringbone-effect stripes over a twill-effect ground. Rectangular shape with dark brown picot-edge silk ribbon drawstrings. Lined with brown glazed cotton. Beautifully made, including microscopic eyelets for strings.

Reticule made of white cotton, pendant shape with white embroidered designs. Tassels on bottom at the join of each panel and a triple one at the very base. Casings and drawstrings close the bag. Stitched in center of ‘wreath’: Elizabeth Merry Litchfield.” Not clear whether “Litchfield” is the surname or the town.

White cotton, entirely handstitched; large diamond shape surround by doubled self frill. White cotton embroidered in white with French knots, satin and back stitches. Fine tape drawstring. One side has border of interlaced rings and a center circle with inscription “Eunice Staples of Scarborough Aged 31 years 1809” Possibly large enough to be considered a sewing or work bag.

Fine white cotton, handknit with Greek meander and 2 floral bands, scattered sprigs on field; square base formed of cardboard with steel band surround. Unlined. Crocheted top edging with 4 ply cotton drawstring threaded through. Beads: white, pink, green, sd green, yellow, red, blue, l blue. 4 x 3 x 9” From Youngsville, NY

Knit cream colored silk embellished with knit-in tiny blue glass beads forming sprig effect. Knit top with slits for blue silk braid drawstrings.

Beaded reticule with cut corners on bottom, having roses and oak leaves with blue diamond border, top missing, bottom fringe as well. Knit with ivory silk.

"Reticule of knit black silk with rose and ivy design and geometric borders. Jet (?) bead fringe at cut-corner bottom. Black glass bead ground with opaque white, pale pink, l blue, turquoise, and trans blue that looks grey. Black silk satin top with black silk ribbon ties. White leather lining. 5.5” x ?”" The black ground is suspect- could be a later example. They were much emulated in the early 20th c.

Beaded rounded reticule, reddish pink silk satin lining which seems to have been changed around to form clumsy binding. No remaining fringe. Unusual image of a man poling a boat.

Reticule with cut corner bottom. Beads knit with tan linen; lined with tan PW cotton, top of golden-brown silk taffeta, casing for black silk flat braid drawstrings. Vine border in center panel of roses with starlike flower. House border on bottom. Beads: red ones are facetted.

Knit olive green silk, and golden brown. Hunter green plied silk strings, olive tassel at round bottom. White beads form oak leaf border; white, apple green beads form sawtooth border etc. cobalt beads spell “Dorche Frotzscher”. Kid lining. l

"Hand stitched white cotton drawstring bag or reticule. Padded, bullion, stem, herringbone embroidery stitches, and French knots in white cotton. 7 tassels at pointed bottom. Frill at top. Drawstring of twisted cotton. Vine borders, circular border; initials “CU” 7” x 10”” (minus tassels)"

Reticule with glass beads knit with silk. U shaped bag attached to a steel frame decorated with facetted steel ‘gems’; steel chain handle. No lining, no fringe. Ivy, roses, morning glories above band with a village gate scene on dark red ground.

Cut corner beaded reticule, no lining, knit cotton; no fringe or top. Sawtooth border; cornucopia; scrolled bouquets; arabesques. White ground. Op white, sky blue, black, tomato, trl mauve, lemon, d yellow, mint, chartreuse, lilac, red, cobalt, green, violet, root beer, yellow, turquoise, white; cased red. Small-med. 6” x 6”

Cut-corner beaded reticule, bouquet design above sprig border on dark red ground; sprig brocade satin lining/top-- golden brown with matching silk ribbon ties. No fringe. Celadon green ground. Red, emerald, cobalt, root beer; op mint, to-- , lemon, mauve, apple, black; cased red. Turquoise.

Cut-corner beaded reticule. Roses and bluebells on opal ground. House border on red ground. Sawtooth border at the top. Blue silk satin lining, sturdy gold-colored stiff silk cord. Top and cord probably mid-to-late century.

Cotton roller print sewing bag or reticule in red-brown and pink on cream (?) ground- stripes of roses with guard stripes of tiny overlapping ellipses; lined with fabric (home-made?) of linen warp/cotton weft; plied cotton drawstrings; stitched with linen; 1.5" 'ruffle' hem at top.

Reticule made of black silk velvet. Cut-corner squared bottom with a flap top. The flap is lined with selvage edges of ivory silk. Narrow black silk drawstrings on either side for closing. The reticule's body is lined with purplish brown glazed cotton, and fitted with a small interior pocket secured with a pointed button flap, and an incised MOP button. The Front has a large spray of roses and buds springing from a base. The reverse has a large spray anchored in a shallow basket surrounded by flowers and leaves. Twisted fringe of opalescent beads along the base.

Entirely hand-stitched 2-piece reticule made of ivory silk moiré. Flaring shape with reverse-curved bottom edges accented with 3 tiny looped wire tassels. Piped seams. Deep top flaps have corresponding flare and shape. Casing with ivory silk taffeta ribbon drawstrings. Lined with coarse cheesecloth. Embroidered identically on front and back in ivory silk satin stitch, a design of a dense bouquet with sprays in the top corners. Contains a scrap of embroidered gauze as seen in the center front and the center back of the bodice.

Reticule of bright berlin wools worked on canvas in a box form. The design is a series of stripes arranged in ombre, but not rainbow, fashion: blues, reds, purples, greens and so on. Each corner has a different pattern worked in contrasting colors with cut steel bead accents. The top has a border of the ombre colors on the diagonal with cut steel beads separating the hues. The heavy silk cord is composed of brown, yellow, and 2 shades of blue twisted together. The heavy metallic gold tassel looks to have been appropriated from a military uniform- perhaps a sword or sash. Lined with sky blue silk. "Attached inked note reads: Mrs. William J. Dyer about 1833.

Small reticule made of delicate grapefruit-pink silk mesh. The topstitch over a pair of small pinchbeck or gilt brass rods with bulbs on the ends. This slips through an embossed pinchbeck ring. The middle is decorated simply with gold-tone faceted metal beads forming a linear double dagged band. Silk tassel at the bottom with a pinchbeck ferrule.

Black velvet or cotton velveteen drawstring purse or reticule, shaped almost like a lima bean. Lined with brown cotton. Wide casing with a flap above, faced in green silk. Small green silk bow at either side. Beaded pattern on each side; one has a vaguely tree-of-life mound with fantastic flowers springing from it. The other looks like a stylized bud. Each surrounded by a row of pinwheels.

Reticule, entirely handstitched, made of of ochre silk lined with tan polished cotton. Square shape with foldover inverse scalloped flap at top, lined with emerald green silk. Drawstring of narrow green silk ribbon tied in a knot at each side. Green piped edges.

Printed four season reward of merit. In each corner is an illustration depicting one of the four seasons with spring in the upper left corner, summer in the upper right, winter in the lower right, and autumn in the lower left. In the center is, "The Seasons" underneath, "These as they change Almighty Father, these are but the varied God" undernearth that in a laurel frame, "The bearer Miss Fanny Reed for her attention to her studies merits my esteem"

Reward of merit with a painted illustration of a woman in pink looking up at a standing man. "Reward" is spelled out on the left side of the paper, "merit" on the left. At the bottom are two lines that have been filled out with pencil. "Presented to P.P. Bannard" "By Perais E. D[illegible'[