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Woman's Coin Pursecirca 1870

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Horizontal decorative metal and mother-of-pearl box lid with scalloped iron frame, applied crescent and rosette ornaments, and central engraved plaque reading 'Souvenir'

Unknown, Woman's Coin Purse, circa 1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Laura E. Burmeister, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Coin Purse
Place Made
United States, Wisconsin
Date Made
circa 1870
Medium
Silk satin, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (6.35 × 8.89 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Laura E. Burmeister
Accession Number
45.30.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles