Purse Identifier: 12705 Object ID: 997-25-514 Catalog: Objects Title: Purse Type: Object, Carrying Bag, Purse Description: Black velvet lined with tan fabric. Red cotton on opening edge. Bright colored beads in a lotus flower motif on front. White beads form a fringe along edge. Donor info - belonged to wife of Thaddeus Shepley Somes (Emilie Clarissa Meynell). Date: late 19th c PastPerfect: View this item using PastPerfect Online Other Images 1 Citation “Purse,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/12339.Item 12705 Save this item as a PDF file