Digital Collections
Purse
Object/Artifact
Black silk taffeta miser’s bag with black glass or jet beads embroidered and applied as fringe. Entirely hand stitched. Two metal sliders covered with black silk and beads. Lined with ivory cotton sateen; one square, one round end.
G87.015
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Accessory
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
1860
6 in
18 in
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