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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
2002.1.4813
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Paper, metal, leather, celluloid
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1/2 in.
Description:
A light brown leather coin purse with a metal bezel around the clasp embossed with floral designs around the Siegel Cooper statue over the catch-phrase "Meet Me At The Fountain". Inside the purse under a clear celluloid window is a pale orange paper insert printed "'Put Money In Thy Purse/ By Dealing At/ The Big Store/ Siegel-Cooper Co./ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
