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
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Medium
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