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    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Purse

    Maker: Mary Wright Alsop, American, 1740–1829
    Honorand: Mary Wright Alsop, American, born 1815
    Date: 
    1816
    Medium: 

    Knitted silk

    Accession Number: 
    1960.1.6
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Handkerchief

    Date: 
    n.d.
    Medium: 

    Cotton

    Accession Number: 
    1947.355
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Collar

    Date: 
    ca. 1830–34
    Medium: 

    Cotton

    Accession Number: 
    1947.360
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Purse

    Maker: R. Blackington and Company, 1862–1967
    Date: 
    ca. 1890–1930
    Medium: 

    Sterling silver, blue glass

    Accession Number: 
    1988.84.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Purse or Etui

    Date: 
    ca. 1865–1880
    Medium: 

    Gold, silk

    Accession Number: 
    1986.77.1
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Coin purse

    Maker: Eastwood-Park Company, American, 1909–ca. 1915
    Retailer: Shreve and Company, American, founded 1852
    Date: 
    ca. 1915
    Medium: 

    Sterling silver

    Accession Number: 
    1986.77.3
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Evening purse

    Date: 
    ca. 1890–1905
    Medium: 

    Sterling silver

    Accession Number: 
    1986.77.2
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th–20th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Pince-nez

    Manufacturer: Stevens and Company
    Date: 
    ca. 1900
    Medium: 

    Gold, cork

    Accession Number: 
    1988.86.4
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Change purse

    Date: 
    ca. 1860
    Medium: 

    Silver, leather, cardboard, grosgrain, silk

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.163
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Shoulder bag

    Date: 
    ca. 1975
    Medium: 

    Folded and interwoven Kool, Winston, Camel, and Marlboro cigarette packages.

    Accession Number: 
    2001.126.4
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Apparel/Costume
    Status: 
    Not on view

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