Details
A beadwork purse, the pale blue ground worked with a band of roses, the top inscribed in Italian in gilt beads "Amore erige amore", "Love raises Love", mid 19th century; another of purple, brown, ivory and yellow vertically striped knitted silk, 1830s; another small one embroidered in bright multi-coloured beads with broken stripes; and a collection of purses similar, dating from the early 19th century(a lot)
See Composite Illustration of the first purse
See Composite Illustration of the first purse