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Object Name

Purse

Owner Eva Scott Muse Fenyes (1849-1930)

Manufacturer

Ashby & Co.

Date

unknown

Material Velvet/Leather/Metal/Glass

Dimensions

L: 19.5 cm., W: 16.0 cm.

Collection

Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo

Object ID

2000.019.0054

Credit Line Gift of The Y.A. and Leonora Curtin Paloheimo Trust
Remarks

Eva Scott Fenyes had her monogram engraved on the silver frame of this purse.  As was the tradition with European aristocratic families, she used the monogram "F" under a coronet to imply hereditary ties with royalty.   

The reverse of the purse is green velvet and the interior is lined with tan suede.

 
     

 
 
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