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Purse with Egyptian ornament

Small mesh purse with Egyptian revival motifs, including a winged, turquoise scarab beneath clasp, applied wire work and beading along frame, and four small pendants suspended from purse bottom.

Credit: Gift of Frederick Saal in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Saal...

c. 1880
Gold mesh, turquoise
1991-160-9
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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