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Object Number 991-10-60/14549
Display Title Brocaded purse
Descriptions
Object Description Folded brocaded silk purse with dragon and floral patterns; white metal clasp at front flap in floral shape; elaborate ringed ivory fob with center of white metal; interior compartments
Inventory Description Case, brocade clutch, metal hardware, chain handle with ivory ornament
Classification
  • Case
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1930 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 9 x 2.2 cm (5 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-10-60/14549
Provenance
Collector Eleanor Coffin Anderson (1885-1889)
Donor Eleanor Dickinson (8/23/91)

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