Crocheted purse, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1955.7191.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Bag is cream-colored and loosely cotton-crocheted. Bag is shaped in a soft-rectangle and is about 5 1/2" high x 4 1/4" wide. Raised, crocheted rose in center with two tassels that dangle from it. At top of bag, there is braided, cotton trim that is woven through bag and hangs along proper right side, about 4" long. This can be pulled to create a drawstring effect. Above that, bag extends and flares out 1 1/8" long. Bottom of bag has three sets of tassels on proper left side edge, proper right side edge, and middle end. Tassels are woven cones.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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