Purse
| Description: |
This pocketbook was made in the late 1700s. 18th century women didn’t carry purses like women of today do—they didn’t carry much in the way of toiletries or money, so they didn’t need to. The woman who owned this would have kept a variety of small objects in this pocketbook, which she could have carried in her pocket (a separate bag worn under her skirt.) |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/898 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Purses 18th century Handbags United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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