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Miser's Purse (France)
This is a Miser's purse. It is dated 1815–40 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is silk, metal beads and its technique is metal beads sewn to white silk machine-made net using running stitch. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Albert Blum.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 18.4 × 4.1 cm (7 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Miser's Purse (France); silk, metal beads; H x W: 18.4 × 4.1 cm (7 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum; 1953-106-100