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Miser's Purse (France), 1810–40
This is a Miser's purse. It is dated 1810–40 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is silk, glass and metal beads and its technique is beaded knitting, crossed stockinette stitch. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled What's popular in a museum collection after a user interface change?.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Albert Blum.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum.
Its dimensions are
L: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Initialed "AC" and "JC".
Cite this object as
Miser's Purse (France), 1810–40; silk, glass and metal beads; L: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum; 1953-106-94
