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Velveteen purse with floral beaded design
Velveteen purse with floral beaded design
Object Number 995-29-10/73432
Display Title Velveteen purse with floral beaded design
Descriptions
Object Description Beaded bag with floral designs from early 1900s, with rounded bottom and narrowed mouth. Bag is constructed of two pieces of short pile black velveteen stitched together with a top opening. Side and bottom edges are bound in red cotton fabric. A decorated flap with straight sides and pointed bottom is sewn to the upper edge extending across the width and falling halfway down the front. The back and front are identical in construction and decoration, making a completely reversible purse. The flaps mimic the "fold-over" closure of this type of bag but here it is left open at the top. Inside, the lining is brown plain weave glazed cotton and this material folds over at the mouth of the bag enclosing all layers in a .5 cm binding. This is now in very worn condition and s[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Purse, velvet, fabric edging and handle, floral sequin and beadwork, bead fringe
Classification
  • Purse
Department Ethnographic
Date early 1900s
Culture
  • Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
Materials Velvet, Fabric, Glass, Sequin, Cardboard, Bead, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 20 x 0.9 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73432
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1950's - 1993)
Donor Estate of Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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