Long or Miser's Purse

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Long or Miser's Purse
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CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Long or Miser's Purse
Date1850
PlaceEngland
MediumSilk yarn, steel beads, gilt metal, silk satin ribbon, silk embroidery thread, gold, and ink
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 5/8in. (29.5 × 6.7 × 1.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Jas A. Gundry
Object number95.530.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Initials "TJ" on front of case for Thomas Jones. Label says "Presented with 100 Guineas to Thomas Jones, esquire, by the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman Street, by Order of Vestry. 11th April, 1850"

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