Miser's purse
date: label: Date
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Crocheted light blue silk, unornamented. Two gold rings control side opening; gold seals containing carved stones are attached to either end. A carved portrait head is on one; writing, possibly a signature, is engraved on the other.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1953-106-89
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Miser's purse
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metal Technique: crocheted
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12.1 × 2.5 cm (4 3/4 × 1 in.)