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My sister-in-law also brought me these, both by R. Blackinton. I assume 1920's?
They are both sterling, and the mesh purse measures 4 inches wide, by 6.5 inches from the clasp to the dangly beads.
I'm not sure what the ohter one is. Is it for calling cards? It's too small for a cigarette case. It's 2.5 by 3.5 inches.

 

In the first photo, the color of the item on the left is silver. It shows sort of yellowish due to the lighting.

 

They're Art Nouveau. A bit earlier. The one is for calling cards. A woman wouldn't be smoking then.

Debora

 

I thought it might be for calling cards, as it is much too small for cigarettes. And I suspect women did smoke, but maybe not in public...

 

It would have been the rare woman of a certain class.

Debora

 

Indeed!

 

These are family pieces, so being Art Nouveau would indicate that they belonged to my great-grandmother, Augusta Sharpe Jordan (1876 - 1959). She was a beautiful woman.

 

I agree, Art Nouveau designs.

By the 20s some avantgarde women smoked, those were the Roaring Twenties. Some women also smoked before the 20s.

Yes, she was.

 

She was indeed. And one with great style.

Debora

 

If she was born in 1876, those may have belonged to her mother.

Debora

 

Look at her waist ! My god,that must be what,16 inches ??? She is lovely,and so are the purses .

 

That may well be her high school graduation photograph. That gathered waist probably puts your photograph into the late 1890s. Timing would be right.

Debora

 

What a lovely photograph! It came out so well.

 

It was her wedding day!

 

Well, she looked lovely. Was he equally as handsome?

Debora

 

They married in 1895 (I think).

 

Bet they had good looking great-grandchildren.

Debora

 

This photo was taken in San Francisco, while my great-grandfather was stationed at Angel Island with the Marine Hospital Service. They married in 1895, I think, and my grandmother was born in 1897. They returned to Birmingham by 1899 or 1900.

She's wearing a purse on her waist, but I don't think it's the same one I have.

 

California newspapers are digitalized if you want to do some research.

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=q&hs=1&r=1&...marine+hospital+service"+san+francisco-------

Debora

 

She was married in San Francisco too then. Are you sure that exterior photo is San Francisco? Looks a bit older.

https://broadway.library.sc.edu/content/studio-elite.html

Debora