Coin Purse

Title (Dublin Core): Coin Purse
Description (Dublin Core): A beaded purse that depicts two, purple birds between a large tree and a bush with blue flowers. One bird sits on top of a column that is decorated with a garland of pink flowers. The other bird flies through the air with green leaves in its beaks. A long ribbon with green and black stripes is attached to the purse's flap.
Identifier (Dublin Core): 2022.iitb.19
Date (Dublin Core): ca. 1820-1840
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): Mexico
Creator (Dublin Core): Mexican
Format (Dublin Core): coin purses
Medium (Dublin Core): beads on linen and silk, with metal thread
Subject (Dublin Core): beadwork (visual works); Birds in art; columns (architectural elements); trees (woody plants); flower (motif)
Publisher (Dublin Core): The Metropolitan Museum of Art; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156674
Provenance (Dublin Core): Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Dwight W. Morrow, Jr., Constance Morrow Morgan, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1956
Rights (Dublin Core): No Copyright - United States