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Coin Purse
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Coin Purse

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)
ClassificationsCostume
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 view
    Purse
    Mohawk People
    mid 19th century
    Purse
    Mohawk People
    about 1850-1900
    Gift of Percy Hulbert, 1992.69.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Shinnecock People
    1845
    Coin Purse or Needle Case
    Northeastern Woodlands People
    about 1825-1875
    Purse
    Leverett Brainard
    about 1855
    Purse
    Unknown
    Mid 19th century
    Purse
    Mohawk People
    about 1825-1875