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Lot Description: A Trio of 19th Century Miser's or Stocking Purses in shades of green gold and silver, comprising a crochet example that opens at each end by means of pressing the button of each gold metal frame. A very small central slider effectively stops a coin from moving beyond the centre. With a dark green thread background, alternating with lime green stripes and embellished with tiny gold beads in a paisley boteh design. Together with a fine mid-green knitted miser's purse, beaded with gold and silver metal beads, basic silver metal fringe, but fitted with very elaborate gold metal sliders, one formed in a single panels, the other in three, the panels with raised flowers, the different slider perhaps indicating to the user which denomination of coin was at which end as the purse ends are both rounded. Finally, a more usual shape of miser's purse with one straight end and one rounded, the latter finished with a silk tassel. Worked in stripes, using green, cream, ruby and brown threads, the purse is beaded with cut steel. Silver metal sliders, and cut steel bobbles complete the item Condition Report: . All in good clean order. ARR: Categories: Fans