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Description:

This beaded purse has each bead sewn on individually. Beaded bags and knitted bags were fashionable in the 1800s. It was made by Sarah Hall McGarvey who was born September 22, 1823, in Strafford, NH to Elisha and Betsy Critchett Hall. She married James McGarvey (1814-1866) about 1842 in Derry, NH and they had seven children – Charles Henry, Sarah Abby, Jane, James, Jessie, Mary, and William. She died December 27, 1904 in Roxbury, MA.

Maker: McGarvey, Sarah Hall

Location: Currently not on view

Made At: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Victorian Needlework, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ruth Fisher

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0105.01Catalog Number: 1979.0105.01Accession Number: 1979.0105

Object Name: beaded bagreticulereticule, beaded bagObject Type: beadworkOther Terms: beaded bag; reticule; C.1835-1845

Physical Description: beads (overall material)cotton ground (overall material)bead embroidered (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 6 in x 6 in; 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4c35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1092093

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Beaded Bag