Purse
c. 1896
19th Century
7 3/4 in. x 6 5/8 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
velvet
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Stevenson
Accession Number:
1980.102.3
A plush blue velvet evening bag with a silver rim and clasp and grey suede lining. The bag is horseshoe shaped and the rim has rococco deoration in a fish motif. The rim is marked "sterling 300". This bag belonged to Susan Worcester who carried it on her wedding day in London in 1896.