Purse Collection (page 3)

Fortune standing on a globe emptying a purse of coins, ca. 1635-1636

Panurge seconde. n. d. Creator: Romeyn de Hooghe
Panurge seconde.n.d. Queen Mary parting from James II, with Louis XIV

Alms-giving: a woman with pearl headdress and halo hands bread to two male beggars, one bearded and the other a child, a portal showing a maidservant in a domestic interior beyond

The Ill-Assorted Couple, ca. 1495. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Ill-Assorted Couple, ca. 1495

Leather Purse with a Buckle in the Shape of a Puppy, probably 1814. probably 1814
Leather Purse with a Buckle in the Shape of a Puppy, probably 1814

Pocketbook with Its Fittings, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Pocketbook with Its Fittings, 19th century

Two pairs of stays; breeches; bead bag; purse and quilted petticot, c18th century, (1937)
Two pairs of stays; corded linen breeches; leather stock; bead bag and embroidered purse; quilted petticoat; three pairs of spectacles; one silk shoe, 1937

La Belle Assemblee, 1817, 1943. Creator: Unknown
La Belle Assemblee, 1817, 1943. La Belle Assemblee - British womens magazine published 1806-1837, founded by (1745-1831), best known for its Regency era fashion plates

John, First Lord Somers, c1700, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: WT Mote
John, First Lord Somers, c1700, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English politician John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), holding the Lord Chancellors Purse

Woman holding a purse, c1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Woman holding a purse, c1952. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

What D Ye Lack, Madam?, 1861, (c1915). Artist: John Pettie
What D Ye Lack, Madam?, 1861, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Calthorpe Purse, c1900, (1936). A heraldic purse made around 1540 to commemorate the second marriage of Sir Henry Parker to Elizabeth Calthorpe, daughter of Sir Philip Calthorpe

Mercurio Fanciulo (Mercure enfant), c1850

Nigel Lorringe, late 14th century, (1910). Costume of the reign of Richard II (1377-1399), showing a houppelande (voluminous robe) which reaches over his head, ornamented with a bold pattern

Bourgeoise of Paris, 16th century (1882-1884). Artist: Petit
Bourgeoise of Paris, 16th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Still Life, 19th century (1935). From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

The Girl of the Room, 1793. Artist: Barlow
The Girl of the Room, (Fille De Chambre, Paris), 1793. She let go the purse, I put a single crown into it and tying up the ribband in a bow knot, returned it to her

Alan Middleton, collector of rents, 15th century, (1910). Alan Middleton, a collector of rents for a monastery, wears bag sleeves, and has a penner and ink-horn hanging from his girdle

A representation of July, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of July, 1757. A naked man holding a money purse. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Mercury (Hermes) holding a purse (as bringer of good fortune), Roman, 1st century. British Museum

Mercury holding a purse, carrying a travellers cloak. Roman brronze, 1st century. Mercury is also the God Hermes, the purse is symbollic of a bringer of good fortune

Roman bronze statuette of Mercury carrying a purse, a symbol of good fortune and wealth, and wears a travellers cloak and winged hat. From the British Museums collection

Japanese Netsuke and purse, 19th century
Japanese Netsuke and purse from the V&As collection, 19th century

Illustration for Lucy Locket, lost her purse, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). Artist: Catherine Greenaway
Illustration for Lucy Locket, lost her purse, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). For a book of nursery rhymes

George Wishart, 16th century Scottish reformer and martyr, mid 19th century. Wishart (c1513-1546) on his way to trial before Archbishop Beaton, giving his purse to a beggar

Sending Round the Hat, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Sending Round the Hat, 1887. John Bull, the representative of the British people, opens his purse to make a donation to the Church of England

Great Boon to Our Household Guards, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Great Boon to Our Household Guards, 1870. This cartoon refers specifically to the Metropolitan force, set up originally in 1829

Snuff container, Mid-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Snuff container composed of a gourd covered in glass bead netting with bottom beaded fringe. The gourd hangs suspended from a glass bead necklace

A young man caressing an old woman, 1646. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
A young man caressing an old woman, 1646

Germanicus Habitus, from Fashions of Different Nations. n. d. Creator: Pieter de Jode I
Germanicus Habitus, from Fashions of Different Nations.n.d. After Sebastiaen Vrancx

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