Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coin purse
Object name
Coin purse
Date
1854
Medium
Silver, silk moir
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description
Silver coin purse; rectangular body with chamfered corners, concave sides and raised, flat centers; all over engraving on the raised centers, geometric decoration around a rectangular reserve on the front and a floral cartouche on the reverse with geometric designs and foliate scrolls around the edges; "Janette Pirsson/ 1854" engraved in script in the reserve; wheel turned waves on the raised edge; cylindrical hinge along one side with a spring loaded clasp on the opposite side; one scalloped pocket in the center; lined with peach colored silk moir
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Gerard Post Herrick, 1957
Object Number
INV.14206
Marks
engraved: in the reserve: "Janette Pirsson/ 1854" in script
Gallery Label
This coin purse belonged to Janette Pirsson, wife of Joseph P. pirsson, Jr. and the mother of Ida Pirsson, who married Henry A. Hurlbut, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
