COIN PURSE
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
Black taffeta change purse has snap section for bills. Frame is in gold and is enamelled in a blue and white zig zag design. The clasp is mounted with two cabochon sapphires.
- Object name:
- COIN PURSE
- Made from:
- Satin taffeta -- gold -- enamel -- sapphires -- satin
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1925
- Size:
- 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 49.7
- Class:
- ACCESSORY
- Signature marks:
- MARK; INSCRIPTION inside: Mrs.---- (effaced), Cartier 18K, 4155 Linnean Avenue Washington D.C. The name has been polished out. The address was probably added at that time.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973