Purse
about 1900
Medium/TechniqueWool and metal. Beaded (metal beads?) and embroidered.
DimensionsHeight x width: 8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of June N. Robinson
Accession number2011.408
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ProvenanceAcquired in Paris, probably about 1920, by William Moore Robinson (b. 1857) and given to his sister, Bertha Robinson Conyngham (b. 1865 - d. 1968), Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania; by inheritance from Bertha Conyngham to her nephew's wife, Helen Monroe Robinson; late 1980s, given by Helen Robinson to her daughter-in-law, June Robinson, Milton, MA; 2011, gift of June Robinson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)
mid to late 18th century
1800–40
early 19th century
about 1925
early 19th century
1830–50
1880–90