Embroidered Silk Coin Purse (2), ca. 19th century-20th century

Item — Box: 2

Identifier: Series 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Ward E. Bailey Senior Family Collection consists of a collection of teaching objects, photographs, and printed materials relating to and collected during Ward E. Bailey Senior and Bertha Bailey’s time as missionaries in Sichuan Province, China, from 1912-1919. The objects in the collection span the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.

Dates

Creation: ca. 19th century-20th century

Creator

From the Collection: Bailey, Ward E. , Senior, 1880-1961 (Person)
From the Collection: Bailey, Bertha L. C. (Bertha Louise Collins), 1884-1982 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Full Extent

From the Collection: 7.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

One silk coin purse decorated with cat, peony, and fish embroidered designs. The second with moon, birds, butterflies, and flowers in silk thread embroidery.