Purse
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Ticking, cotton thread embroidery, silk taffeta, glass, cut steel.
Measurements
90 x 160 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603544
Summary
A woman's purse made from cream pillow ticking. The purse is decorated with feather stitch and chain stitch worked in cotton thread in blue, red and brown, with cut steel bead embellishment. The front flap closes with a single glass button and stitched loop and is fully lined in cream silk taffeta. Possibly a child's sampler piece.