Purse Collection (page 2)

Bourses and purse, 15th century, decorative clasp - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck
FLO4643504 Bourses and purse, 15th century, decorative clasp - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book "Costumes

Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900
LUX4766032 Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls. Merchants, camels branch loads and mules bag loads, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Walking at the foot of the walls)

Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900
LUX4765874 Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets)

An emery-bag, 1890
3479060 An emery-bag, 1890; (add.info.: An Emery-bag. Sewers would push their needles into the bag to remove rust. Circa 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Two mice. 19th century (engraving)
672944 Two mice. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Picrochole, 19th century (engraving)
2102132 Picrochole, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Picrochole". Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in

Self Defense 1854 (Oil on canvas)
8766670 Self Defense 1854 (Oil on canvas) by Yewell, George Henry (1830-1923); 54.6--43.8 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Jean Alexandre Francois Delaistre as Rapalo in Lucio, or Le Chateau de Valenza
FLO4630988 Jean Alexandre Francois Delaistre as Rapalo in Lucio, or Le Chateau de Valenza, by Paul Henri Foucher and Jules-Edouard Alboize, Theatre de la Gaite, 1844

Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - 2 drawings - one shows a hunter shooting a gun at a rabbit hurts that
PCT4289505 Hunting rabbit in France in the 19th century - 2 drawings - one shows a hunter shooting a gun at a rabbit hurts that another hunter carries (danger)

School exit, late 19th century (chromo)
PCT4289052 School exit, late 19th century (chromo); (add.info.: School exit - school busissonniere - children, game, school).

Boarding of the Knights of the Holy Spirit (Order of the Knot or Order of the Holy Spirit to the Desir Right)
JAB4121857 Boarding of the Knights of the Holy Spirit (Order of the Knot or Order of the Holy Spirit to the Desir Right) for The Crusade miniature of 14th century "Statutes of the Holy Spirit of

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: Ballan-Mire postman distributes mail, 1905 Photography
LUX4757315 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan-Mire: Ballan-Mire postman distributes mail, 1905 Photography; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We
LUX4743607 Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We! we do not eat bread KK"

Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE
DUV4206642 Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Full-length hand-colored portrait of little girl. She is standing beside a chair
3570955 Full-length hand-colored portrait of little girl. She is standing beside a chair and a table on which there is a photograph album

Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert, 1895
LUX4728682 Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert, 1895; (add.info.: Beni Abbes, Algeria: Loading a camel for a depart in the Saharan desert)

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: Place du Martroi, victory party, defile des poilus, 1919
LUX4724113 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: Place du Martroi, victory party, defile des poilus, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: Place du Martroi, victory party

"A Hairy with his Barda", 1917 (drawing)
JLJ4648268 "A Hairy with his Barda", 1917 (drawing) by Saubidet, Tito (1891-1953); Musee des Deux Guerres Mondiales, Paris, France; (add.info.: "A Hairy with his Barda")

La Chatelaine, 16th century. Dutch woman wearing a chatelaine belt clasp with purse, keys, etc., hanging from it
5912938 La Chatelaine, 16th century. Dutch woman wearing a chatelaine belt clasp with purse, keys, etc., hanging from it. The chatelaine was a fashion item in Zeeland in the 16th century

Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse
5855521 Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse; (add.info.: Annual and biannuals including blue flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum)

A state saddle and two saddle bags used by James II, c.1686 (embroidery on silk velvet)
7141209 A state saddle and two saddle bags used by James II, c.1686 (embroidery on silk velvet); Parham House, West Sussex

War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): reconstitution of the Battle of Yorktown
NWI4844528 War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): reconstitution of the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia: backpack of a French soldier

Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833)
NWI4837528 Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833), in 1800

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, the Nile, Giza road along the electric tram line, with pyramids at the bottom
LUX4778412 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, the Nile, Giza road along the electric tram line, with pyramids at the bottom. Hippomobile transport, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, the Nile)

Noblewoman of Genoa with flowers in her hair and bodice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4705968 Noblewoman of Genoa with flowers in her hair and bodice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People

Young merchant of Brabant playing a lute, 1588, and a soldier from Holland, with arquebus and powder horn, 1588
FLO4705529 Young merchant of Brabant playing a lute, 1588, and a soldier from Holland, with arquebus and powder horn, 1588

Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875035 Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_1_26: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg social parasite

Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 168, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875361 Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 168, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_6_14: Les vagabonds - Anticlericalisme - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg anti Gospel - Jesus, Mary, Joseph

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 134, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874842 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 134, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_10_20: Les Revenues du Denier de Saint-Pierre - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Budget du cult

Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century
NWI4957380 Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century.; (add.info.: Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight)

European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956869 European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818)

France: front view, little boy disguise as hunting hunter with hunting horn, gibeciere, stone rifle, hunting trunk
LUX4790016 France: front view, little boy disguise as hunting hunter with hunting horn, gibeciere, stone rifle, hunting trunk, dagger and cap, 1900; (add.info.: France: front view)

Egypt: On the shore of the red sea, on the coast, pelerins with goods and food reserves waiting in the port of a small
LUX4786556 Egypt: On the shore of the red sea, on the coast, pelerins with goods and food reserves waiting in the port of a small village, the boat to take them to Mecca

France: butterfly hunter with his equipment: spout, straw hat and butterfly box, 1900
LUX4770843 France: butterfly hunter with his equipment: spout, straw hat and butterfly box, 1900; (add.info.: France: butterfly hunter with his equipment: spout, straw hat and butterfly box)

Stingy. Death broke into the vault, where the Stingy sits among his coffers and bags of gold
FLO4675742 Stingy. Death broke into the vault, where the Stingy sits among his coffers and bags of gold. Death on a stool

Quaestor vault and preacher boot - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933498 Quaestor vault and preacher boot - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904
LUX4809956 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry

Morocco, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Mechra Bel Ksiri: A group of indigenous soldiers with their equipment that some
LUX4807723 Morocco, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Mechra Bel Ksiri: A group of indigenous soldiers with their equipment that some carry on their head, 1910; (add.info.: Morocco, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen)

Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900
LUX4811680 Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900; (add.info.: Belle epoque; Belgium, Ostend: Elegantes attend a horse race, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): hunting of a group of hunters with guns, accompanied by their dogs, 1900
LUX4760865 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): hunting of a group of hunters with guns, accompanied by their dogs, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Algeria: In a village in southern Algeria, camels and donkeys loads of goods with their owners, 1920
LUX4809258 Algeria: In a village in southern Algeria, camels and donkeys loads of goods with their owners, 1920; (add.info.: Algeria: In a village in southern Algeria)

Siberian tartars (left) and Kalmouks Mongols couple (right). Colour engraving
NWI4858021 Siberian tartars (left) and Kalmouks Mongols couple (right). Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Siberian tartars (left) and Kalmouks Mongols couple (right)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company
LUX4801369 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company, bouchonnerie, 1890 - photo by Rothier; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne)

Five women in elegant dresses from the end of the 19th century
3560890 Five women in elegant dresses from the end of the 19th century; (add.info.: Europe 1890-1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

The process of making lead shots
5310121 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: weighing shot and putting it up into bags)

Leather handbag (b/w photo)
8625918 Leather handbag (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of a leather handbag)

Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat
1753681 Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat, collezione Colored etching BNF engraving; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

19th Century postman
673375 19th Century postman; (add.info.: Postman, 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Purse: A Timeless Accessory That Tells Stories of Elegance, Tradition, and Adventure" In the year 1934, as Mappin & Webb unveiled their exquisite Ermeto Movado pocket watch through an alluring advertisement, time itself seemed to be encapsulated within this precious accessory. Its intricate craftsmanship and timeless design promised to accompany its owner on countless journeys. Meanwhile, in Falmouth, Cornwall, a crew of skilled fishermen aboard a Scottish purse seiner relied on their trusty tool to bring home bountiful catches from the deep sea. The purse seine net became their ally in capturing shoals of fish with precision and expertise. Across continents in bustling cities like London and Edinburgh, handbag advertisements adorned shop windows alongside military uniforms proudly displaying badges denoting service for Army or Navy. These symbols of duty were complemented by elegant purses that added a touch of sophistication to any ensemble. Amidst the lively atmosphere of a Biergarten in Europe's heartland, waitresses gracefully carried beer tankards while skillfully balancing them upon trays held securely by leather purses slung over their shoulders. Their efficiency mirrored the functionality that purses have provided throughout history - offering convenience without compromising style. And who could forget the classic Tight Scotsman Joke? In jestful banter about kilts and purses displayed for sale in Edinburgh's vibrant markets, humor intertwined with tradition as these cultural icons sparked laughter among locals and visitors alike. Even fashion model Lisa Fonssagrives knew the power that a well-chosen purse could hold when she strutted her stuff at Paddington Station in 1951. With elegance exuding from every pore as she clutched her stylish handbag close to her side, she epitomized how this accessory can elevate one's entire look effortlessly. Throughout timepieces' evolution into ladies' accessories such as Tyme or Ermeto Movado pocket watches, purses have remained steadfast companions.