1980.10.5.4

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black%20leather%20changepurse

Details

ID Number

1980.10.5.4

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-category

personal gear

Item Name

purse

Materials

LEATHER, UNKNOWN METAL, UNKNOWN TEXTILE, UNKNOWN

Measurements

overall: 10.3 cm

Description

Black leather; rectangular but wider at bottom than top; bottom corners are slightly rounded, top is straight; gold-coloured metal clasp at top; lined with black grosgrain fabric; two Canadian pennies inside (1943 & 1945).

History

From the estate of Dorothy Graisbery Graham (nee d'Avignon), 567 Church Street, Windsor. She was born November 4, 1897, and married Percy Crichton Graham June 4, 1927.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

d'Avignon, Graham person

Costume / Costumes subject

French Canadians / Canadiens-français subject

Textiles subject

Windsor (Ont.) place

Women / Femmes subject

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