Workbag
Date1830s
MediumCotton, Glass Beads
DimensionsOverall: 17.1 x 16.5cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/2in.)
Credit LineColonial Williamsburg Foundation
Object number2015-215 (X)
DescriptionCircular drawstring purse knitted in the shape of a pineapple. The yellow body is knitted into spikes, each with a green glass bead at its center. Around the opening are green leaves, edged in green glass beads. Underneath the leaves is a band of decorative beading in a grape vine design.
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