Purse
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Muslin, floss silk embroidery, gilt thread, silk, cotton cord.
Measurements
100 x 100 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604755
Summary
A woman's purse made from muslin. The purse is decorated both front and back with floss silk embroidery and gilt thread in a Paisley pattern in peach, orange, white, purple and blue. It has a drawstring threaded through the neck in twisted purple cotton cord, with four embroidered pips in purple and orange. The purse has a gilt thread handle and is fully lined in pale green silk.