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Date
1830 – 1850
Material
fibre; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.1102
Description
A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
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Title
Evening Purse
Date
1830 – 1850
Material
fibre; metal; skin
Dimensions
8.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A small dainty crocheted purse. It is attached to a beautifully made metal clasp with scroll work on each end, "S. M. Potts engraved". The lining is leather, writing "S. M. Potts" and something else illegible.
Subject
households
accessories
needlework
Mary Schaffer
S. M. Potts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1102
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Date
c. 1910
Material
metal; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.3014
Description
Chain mail bag with solid metal hinged opening, geometric and floral pattern on metal edge. The bag has a chain handle and is lined with leather. The inside of the metal opening is stamped, under the clasp, with “PATENTED JAN 4, 1910 P&B GERMAN SILVER” (the P, &, and B are enclosed in heart s…
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Title
Evening Purse
Date
c. 1910
Material
metal; skin
Dimensions
12.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
Chain mail bag with solid metal hinged opening, geometric and floral pattern on metal edge. The bag has a chain handle and is lined with leather. The inside of the metal opening is stamped, under the clasp, with “PATENTED JAN 4, 1910 P&B GERMAN SILVER” (the P, &, and B are enclosed in heart shapes).
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3014
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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