Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1990.072 |
Object Identification Number |
1990.072.007 |
Object Name |
Purse |
Donor |
Sorensen, Agnes |
Description |
A purse. The small, dark brown leather purse has a front flap that is stitched with white cord or leather along the edge. The flap has a hole outlined in a small metal frame that fits over a metal ring that is attached to the main body of the purse. There is a thick leather strap with a buckle for adjusting that is attached to the purse. The interior is unfinished leather. There is illegible handwriting in black ink located on the interior of the front flap. |
Dimensions |
W-6.75 L-7 inches |
Creation Date |
ca. 1940s |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/DK |
Owned By |
Sorensen, Agnes |
Used By |
Sorensen, Agnes |
Material |
leather/metal |
Associated People |
Sorensen, Agnes |
Search Terms |
Sorensen, Agnes leather school WWII World War II World War Two Denmark DK Gabriel Jensen's Ferieudflugter picnic |
Provenance |
The donor, Agnes Sorensen, immigrated to the United States from Denmark at the age of 12 in 1947. According to the Agnes, she used the shoulder purse during "WWII for school picnics with Gabriel Jensen's Ferieudflugter." (ferieudflugter translates to "holiday excursion") |
Images |
197\1990072007.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1990 |