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Embroiderers' Guild of WA > Records

BEADING, BAG

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c. 1864

Overview

This small beaded purse with silver clasp and chain handles, is a fine example of beadwork, a popular past time of ladies in the 19th C. There re two compartments inside, which is unusual for such a small purse.
The marking on the silver clasp indicated that the clasp if not the purse was made in The Hague in 1864

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cwa-org-78-2018.15

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Embroiderers' Guild of WA

Embroiderers' Guild of WA

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