Pennsylvania History Harvest

Beaded coin purse

Item

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Dublin Core

Title

Beaded coin purse

Subject

Coin purses

Description

This beaded gentleman's coin purse bears the name Dr. John Meckley. A date, February 1833, is also beaded onto the coin purse. The coin purse would have originally had a pull-string style closure.

Dr. John Meckley attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Date

1833-02

Identifier

Meckley_John-Beaded Coin Purse-01
Meckley_John-Beaded Coin Purse-02

Citation

“Beaded coin purse,” Pennsylvania History Harvest, accessed May 3, 2024, https://pahistoryharvest.omeka.net/items/show/157.