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Black velveteen purse with raised beadwork
Black velveteen purse with raised beadwork
Object Number 995-29-10/73433
Display Title Black velveteen purse with raised beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description Purse from early 1910 or before, constructed of two pieces of short pile black velveteen with a cardboard interlining for stiffening, and a lining of scarlet glazed cotton. The bottom edge is rounded and the top narrows to 11.5 cm. The opening is covered by a flap, folded over 6.5 cm, with a pointed tip, an extension of the back piece. A metal hook and loop fastener is sewn on the flap and the front of the bag. There is no cloth binding, but all edges are covered by clear seed beads in a diagonal "rolled stitch." Bordering the bottom of the front are round "flowers" (.75 cm in diameter) in highly raised beadwork sewn over paper patterns. These are in clear seed beads with two colored seed beads in the center of each. On the right half of the flap is an animal 5.5 cm l[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Purse, black velvet, beadwork zoomorphic figures, fringe, strap and 1909 on f
Classification
  • Purse
Department Ethnographic
Date 1909
Culture
  • Tuscarora
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Niagara Falls
Materials Velvet, Glass, Thread, Metal, Fabric, Cardboard, Bead, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 14.9 x 14.7 x 1.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73433
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Provenance Estate of Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Collector Dr. William R. Wright ('50's - 1993)
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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