[.1] purse: coin, black and white beadwork, handmade, with central stylized design in white on black background - black beaded tassels with white edging at bottom; ivory(?) and tortoiseshell clasp. Lined with blue silk
[.2] part: broken part of clasp inside purse, piece of catch with cream (ivory?) bead.
[.3, .4] note: handwritten, two pages on lined paper:
First page: 'to grow sandalwood (sic)/ put the seeds into hot wood ashes for/ 5 or 10 minutes then bury in/ uncultivated land with grass/ or small shrubs near each nut/ do not bury very deep but deep enough for the nuts to...?'
Second page: 'The young sandalwood plant/ is a parasite and its roots/ live on the roots of grass and/ shrubs therefor (sic) it must be planted near something to/ nourish it during the first/ 2 or 3 years of its growth/ From E Hessalls? report on growth/ of sandalwood.'
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H2013.6.1-4 |
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| Accession Date: | 27 Jun 2014 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2012 |
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| Credit: | Honoria Hassell Anderson and Patricia Anderson Wright Collection |
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Material
| Silk/Textile | Clasp - ivory? and tortoiseshell. Glass beads. Silk lining
| 1 - purse |
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Measurement
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