Title
Mesh Purse
Mediummetal
Dimensions4 × 4 3/8 in. (10.2 × 11.1 cm)
Object number1999.34.3
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionFine mesh purse with drawstrings made from small circles of twisted metal. The opening is closed with drawstings of fine box-link chain each end of which is finished with a caged bead. A similar bead hangs from the bottom of the purse.ProvenanceThomas and Hannah Hathaway Nye; A note that was found inside says that this was Grandmother Hathaway's purse.On View
Not on view
