Miser purse
c. 1850
Crochet, fancy and open tricot (silk) stitches with cut steel beads and fittings. Trimmed with beads strung and joined in pattern
50.8 × 5.1 cm (20 × 2 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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