Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
INV.10897a-c
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 24.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black silk purse (miser's bag) with metal beadwork throughout, straight edge at top fringed with beadwork, bottom cinched closed, vertical slit opening in center, cinched with two metal rings.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
