Coin Purse
MakerMade by
Unknown
Datemid 1800s
MediumHand-stitched with glass beads and cotton thread
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top): 2 3/4 x 2 5/8in. (7 x 6.7cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionCoin purse of glass beads, with blue beads at the rounded base, stripes of black, yellow, and orange beads, and a band with a floral pattern, also in glass beads. The beads are woven together in a peyote stitch. There is no lining. This was probably originally a drawstring bag, but now the upper edge is gone.
Object number2003.217.0
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewlate 1800s
1850-1925
1875-1925
mid 19th century
about 1850-1900
mid 1800s
mid 1800s
about 1855
Mid 19th century
about 1825-1875