purse


purse

Summary

Silver, lined with light brown leather. Two convex, roughly rectangular sections, hinged at lower edge, side and top edges curved, top edges fastening with catch in centre, chain connecting opposite top corners with central ring for holding. Concave oval shape on each section, raised in centre and with chased design of festoons and ribbon round monogram 'CD'; small chased rosette in each corner. Five folding compartments inside. Leather, the middle compartment bound leather at top edges, closing with metal catch. Hallmark (?) Chester 1898-9.


Object Name

purse

Date Created

1898-1899

Dimensions

length: 12.7cm
diameter:

accession number

1954.1070

Medium

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