REGENCY PURSE MUSEUM & antique coin purses

REGENCY PURSE MUSEUM & antique coin purses

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GEORGIAN ERA METAL PURSE BODIES 1700’s

WIRE SCREEN WITH PETIT POINT GEORGIAN / REGENCY SMALL PURSE

Rare examples of metal wire screen Georgian Era Purses. It is easy to fall in l silk petit point designs in these small purses, 

1810-1820 Georgian Coin purse with Petit Point on Screen and Pinchbeck frame

1810-1820 Georgian Coin purse with Petit Point on Screen and Pinchbeck frame

Metal Wire & Fiber combinations in Regency Era Bags and purses

Georgian and Regency  purses often have wire and fiber constructions. When the  wire is darkened it is most likely oxidized (tarnished Silver). Later Victorian bags did not use solid metal wire. They wrapped a fine wire around a thread core. 

Georgian coin purses with metal wire & silk embroidery

Georgian coin purses with metal wire & silk embroidery

Wire & embroidery construction on 2 bar miser

Wire & embroidery construction on 2 bar miser

Silver  wire and silk construction in Regency Era Miser Purse

Silver wire and silk construction in Regency Era Miser Purse

Early 1800 rare purse shape with knitted metal & fiber

Early 1800 rare purse shape with knitted metal & fiber

Antique Purse Condition

Collecting does not always require perfection. I have enjoyed museums more when I am lucky enough to see an exhibit featuring repairs. 

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