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American Decorative Arts
Public domain
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Purse

ca. 1740

Wool

8 × 9 1/2 in. (20.32 × 24.13 cm)
Gift in honor of Helen D. Andrus, Rachel M. Andrus and Samuel S.V. Andrus
2016.15.5
Geography: 
or made in United States
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
English or American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Apparel/Costume
Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.