Evening purse
Manufacturer
Pryor Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(American)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1915
MediumSilver | Silk
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 x 4 x 3 in. (1 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm)
InscribedStamped inside on lip: "MPC", preceeded by "Sterling" and followed by "1226". Engraved on plain bottom, in script: "MAHN" (conjoined)
Credit LineGift of Admiral and Mrs. William Pierce Chilton
Object number87.377
Not on view
DescriptionRectangular purse lined in green silk; cover chased with swirling leafage. Carrying handle of silver-linked chain. Normal wear.Published ReferencesD.T. Rainwater, ENCYLCOPEDIA OF AMERICAN SILVER MANUFACTURERS (NY: Crown Publishers, 1975), p. 130 for maker.
ca. 1918
ca. 1925
ca. 1900
