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  • Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

    White silk purse ornamented with cut steel beads in zigzag and diamond patterns. Two steel rings with raised ball pattern, control side opening; tassels of steel bars and beads at…

  • Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

    White silk netted purse ornamented with cut steel bands in pattern of triple zigzags, dots and crosses. Two faceted steel rings control side opening; tassels of cut steel beads at…

  • Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

    Crocheted white silk ornamented with cut steel beads in overall diamond pattern. Two steel rings control side opening; tassels of steel beads at either end.

  • Miser’s Purse (France), 1815–40

    Netted white silk ornamented with cut steel beads in small star and anchor motifs and a larger triple zigzag pattern. Two faceted steel rings control side closing; small cut steel…

  • Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

    Crocheted miser’s purse in dark brown silk with small gold colored beads. Two bars at the top with bell-shaped mother-of-pearl ends. Gold ring with open-work design to open and close.…

  • Miser’s Purse (possibly USA), 1890–1910

    Miser’s purse with center slit and movable ring. Knitted in an openwork stitch in blue silk strung with clear glass beads. A small tassel at each end of strung glass…

  • Wall Pocket (Greece), late 19th–early 20th century

    Band of ivory linen bordered with wool embroidery in two shades of red, black and metallic gold with copper sequins. Three applied, embroidered pockets embroidered in the same materials in…

  • Miser’s Purse (France), 1840–70

    Miser’s purse crocheted in pink silk and silver metallic threads, with silk and silver rings and a three-ball tassel at one end.

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