PURSE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- SILK, GLASS, SATIN
- Catalogue Number
- P19990053013
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1930
- Materials
- SILK, GLASS, SATIN
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 30.8
- Width
- 13.8
- Description
- SMALL POUCH. CLOSES WITH A BLACK DRAWSTRING AT TOP. LINING IS ORANGE SILK. OUTSIDE OF BAG IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN SMALL RED AND BLACK GLASS BEADS. THE BEADS ARE IN CURVED ROWS. EDGE OF BAG HAS A FRINGE OF RED BEADS FORMED INTO LOOPS. TOP EDGE OF BAG HAS A BLACK SATIN RUFFLE. ONE SIDE OF BAG HAS FOUR STRINGS OF BLACK BEADS THAT HANG FROM DRAWSTRING. BEADS ARE MISSING AND THREAD IS BROKEN IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL GEAR
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- STYLE OF BAG WAS POPULAR IN EARLY 1900S; MAY BE A LATER REPRODUCTION. SEE P19990053001-GA FOR DONOR HISTORY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “PURSE OR RETICULE USED BY SANDRA MACFARLANE IN THE LETHBRIDGE MUSICAL THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF “HELLO DOLLY” IN 1986.”
- Catalogue Number
- P19990053013
- Acquisition Date
- 2000-12
- Collection
- Museum
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