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<p>[QUOTE="Darkwing Manor, post: 2367924, member: 738"]I'm no purse expert, but I did try to find a reference for dating purses from frame style, not much luck. Most Regency purses were reticules (drawstring type), with the metal-top frames showing up around the 1820s. <a href="https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-history-of-handbags-a-5-minute-guide/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-history-of-handbags-a-5-minute-guide/" rel="nofollow">https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-history-of-handbags-a-5-minute-guide/</a></p><p>The gold soutache-style gadrooning and the red velvet were a popular motif during the Civil War, but not conclusive evidence. <a href="http://frenchmermaidcollection.blogspot.com/p/about-soutache-history-and-use-through.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://frenchmermaidcollection.blogspot.com/p/about-soutache-history-and-use-through.html" rel="nofollow">http://frenchmermaidcollection.blogspot.com/p/about-soutache-history-and-use-through.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, my guess is 3rd quarter 19th century, without having any info on frame dating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Darkwing Manor, post: 2367924, member: 738"]I'm no purse expert, but I did try to find a reference for dating purses from frame style, not much luck. Most Regency purses were reticules (drawstring type), with the metal-top frames showing up around the 1820s. [URL]https://fiveminutehistory.com/the-history-of-handbags-a-5-minute-guide/[/URL] The gold soutache-style gadrooning and the red velvet were a popular motif during the Civil War, but not conclusive evidence. [URL]http://frenchmermaidcollection.blogspot.com/p/about-soutache-history-and-use-through.html[/URL] Bottom line, my guess is 3rd quarter 19th century, without having any info on frame dating.[/QUOTE]
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