Purse

Museum number:
9-17015
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3629
Description:
Purse. Silk, flat, two inside pockets (gold silk lining with geometric design), mirror on inside flap; blue (various shades) and red butterflies and dragons depicted in symetry, stiff backing, snaps shut. 25 cm across.
Donor:
Mrs. Victor Vogel
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Purse, accession number 9-17015, described as Purse. Silk, flat, two inside pockets (gold silk lining with geometric design), mirror on inside flap; blue (various shades) and red butterflies and dragons depicted in symetry, stiff backing, snaps shut. 25 cm across.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Purse, accession number 9-17015, described as Purse. Silk, flat, two inside pockets (gold silk lining with geometric design), mirror on inside flap; blue (various shades) and red butterflies and dragons depicted in symetry, stiff backing, snaps shut. 25 cm across.

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