Jug purse
Category
Costume
Date
1840 - 1870
Materials
Knitted cotton, cut steel.
Measurements
100 x 45 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604902
Summary
A woman's jug-style coin purse, made from red and buff knitted cotton. The purse is knitted in a pattern of stripes, with a small knitted handle and a cut steel slider ring attached, designed to close off the top of the purse.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Ward