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Stocking Purse

1800-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Knitted silk stocking purse with co-ordinating silk tassels and rings

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Stocking purse
Materials and techniques
Crocheted silk and steel beads, embellished with steel rings, tassel and fringe
Silk Thread
Knitting
Brief description
silk, 1800s, English
Physical description
Knitted silk stocking purse with co-ordinating silk tassels and rings
Gallery label
(12/2020)
Wearing money and valuables close to the body has always been important for security. Tubular stocking purses were popular for holding coins in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Carried inside a pocket, they featured two metal rings which allowed access to just one coin at a time, a device that lead to them also being called miser purses. In the 20th century, money belts were created for travellers to safely carry documents and currency on the body [FE.114-1995].

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out.
Credit line
Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.1291-1913

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O317079/stocking-purse-unknown/
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