"Many thousands of small purses were knitted, embroidered or crocheted in the nineteenth century, intended either for personal use or as a gift or donated to a worthy fundraising cause. Crocheting, incorporating brightly coloured beadwork, was popular in the 1830s, but it was knitting as a domestic craft that thrived as a elegant drawing-room occupation. Much time was devoted to making intricate and delicate items of fancy work without obvious use."@en . "2021-02-10T00:00:00"^^ . . "Purse knitted in coloured silks with horizontal bands of openwork, silk drawstring and tassels and lined with green silk"@en . "14. PURSE\nHand-knitted silk with steel beads\nEnglish, mid 19th century\n\nThis dainty purse, knitted with stripes in a fancy stitch, closes at the top with a drawstring. \n\nT.27-1910 [1985]"@en . .