100 Years Of Purses 1880s To 1980s Identification & Values
- Author(s): Ronna Lee Aikins
- Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories
- Publisher: Collector Books
- Publish year: 2005
- ISBN: 9781574324532
- Number of Pages: 148
The first purses were donned by the Crusaders and used between the eleventh and that thirteenth centuries to carry alms to be given to the poor. Some definitions of purse from Webster:S New World Dictionary are "a small bag or container to hold small change, usually carried in a handbag or pocket; a woman's handbag; resources of money, funds or treasury or a sum of money; any baglike receptacle, such as an animals pouch, a seed capsule, or a covering for a gold club." Today, purses vary in sizes, shapes, materials, designs, and styles.
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COVER
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
FUN FACTS ABOUT PURSES
BECOMING BEADS
ELEGANT EVENING
GERMAN SILVER & SILVER
LOVELY LUCITE
MATERIAL GIRLS
MARVELOUS MESH
PRECIOUS PEARLS
ROCKING REPTILE & HAND-TOOLED LEATHER
SUMMERTIME STRAW
TASTEFUL TAPESTRY
THE 1940S TO THE 1960S
MISCELLANEOUS
COMPACTS & ACCESSORIES
KATIE’S FAVORITES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BIBLIOGRAPHY