Object Details
- McGarvey, Sarah Hall
- Description
- This beaded purse has each bead sewn on individually. Beaded bags and knitted bags were fashionable in the 1800s. It was made by Sarah Hall McGarvey who was born September 22, 1823, in Strafford, NH to Elisha and Betsy Critchett Hall. She married James McGarvey (1814-1866) about 1842 in Derry, NH and they had seven children – Charles Henry, Sarah Abby, Jane, James, Jessie, Mary, and William. She died December 27, 1904 in Roxbury, MA.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Ruth Fisher
- ID Number
- 1979.0105.01
- catalog number
- 1979.0105.01
- accession number
- 1979.0105
- Object Name
- beaded bag
- reticule
- reticule, beaded bag
- Object Type
- beadwork
- Other Terms
- beaded bag; reticule; C.1835-1845
- Physical Description
- beads (overall material)
- cotton ground (overall material)
- bead embroidered (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 6 in; 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm
- made at
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Victorian Needlework
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1092093
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4c35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
