Overview
- Brief Narrative
- A beaded drawstring purse that belonged to the donor's aunt, who perished during the Holocaust.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Halina Peabody
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Carried dress accessories
- Object Type
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Handbags (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Accessories (Clothing & dress)
- Physical Description
- A small, white beaded drawstring purse featuring a blue floral border along the top and bottom edges with a pot of pink and blue flowers sitting at the bag's center. The back of the purse is inscribed with the initials A.L within a wreath of green leaves.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, glass, thread
- Inscription
- back, center: A.L.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The beaded purse was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Halina Peabody, the niece of the purse's original owner.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-27 13:57:52
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn734995
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