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This velvet purse represents bead embroidered bags worked in blue floral motifs. The dark velvet, shades of blue beads, and the pattern occur on other bags of the mid-to-late century. Some comparable bags have fringe on the bottom like this smaller…

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Bead Embroidered Bags While some reticules purposely matched the color of a pelisse or complemented an outfit, many served as decorative objects in their own right. During the early decades of the nineteenth century, well-bred women spent their…

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The nineteenth-century bags and purses in the Perrin collection represent fashion trends of their times. Each of the types of bags in the group—reticules, knitted beaded bags, bead embroidered bags, miser bags, and leather coin purses—are good…

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A collection of bags and purses donated to the University of Rhode Island by Mrs. George Streeter and her daughters Maude Ide Crabbs and Mabel Etta Perrin, offers a unique opportunity to study New England fashion and culture through artifacts.[1]The…

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This two-page chart identifies the people whose clothing and textiles comprise the Perrin Collection in the Historic Textile and Costume Collection at the University of Rhode Island, Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, College…
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