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Purse with Egyptian ornament Purse

This is a Purse. It was made by Sloan & Company and retailed by Black, Starr and Frost Co.. It is dated ca. 1880 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is gold mesh, turquoise. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Frederick Saal. It is credited Gift of Frederick Saal in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Saal.

Drawing, Design for a watch chain and two bracelets

Drawing, Design for a watch chain and two bracelets
graphite, brush and pale yellow wash on white wove paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-6352

Multi-colored beaded bag of cotton, glass and metal beads in the Egyptian style of objects found in Tutankhamen’s tomb. The design is of a lotus flower motif with a winged scarab near the top. The pocketbook is oblong but comes to a point at the bottom where there are five equally spaced beaded tassels. The purse closes with a drawstrings and the beading is in black, blue, green, orange, yellow and silvery grey. The same design covers both the front and back.

Object ID #18628067
cotton, glass and metal beads.
Gift of Dorothy Twining Globus.
1988-23-1

A rectangular gold vanity case, with a central high-relief plaque and flat black enamel geometric designs along the edges. The rounded rectangular plaque features a pot of flowers in a variety of materials: glinting purple-red ruby flowers with bright green emerald leaves, tucked in a bright blue carved turquoise pot fitted with gold-and-enamel foot, rim, and handle. The background of the plaque is dark enamel; the frame is creamy white enamel with a band of sparkling diamonds on each side. The central decoration is raised rather high above the gold, vertically-ribbed top. Centered at the top and bottom edges, a notched roof-like shape protrudes into the frame, pointing toward the plaque. A square diamond glints against the smooth black enamel in each shape. The sides of the case are decorated with a crisp design in black enamel on gold, like hexagons nestled together with dots in each. A rectangular thumbpiece protrudes from the right side.

Vanity Case, Jardinière, ca. 1928
gold, carved turquoise, buff-top cabochon rubies, butt-top cabochon emeralds,....
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.59

Its dimensions are

19.5 L (including ring and chain) x 7.5 W x 1.2 D cm (7 11/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in. )

It is signed

"14" and a trident symbol of Sloan & Company are stamped on inside of purse frame; below them "Black, Starr & Frost" is stamped.

Cite this object as

Purse with Egyptian ornament Purse; Made by Sloan & Company; Retailed by Black, Starr and Frost Co. (United States); USA; gold mesh, turquoise; 19.5 L (including ring and chain) x 7.5 W x 1.2 D cm (7 11/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in. ); Gift of Frederick Saal in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Saal; 1991-160-9

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Accession Number 1991-160-9
Object ID 18635979