Purse, Change
Object number2010.27.16
Date1943
OriginAfrica
Mediumleather
Credit LineGift of Jean Crawford
DescriptionLight brown leather change purse. Etched drawing of flower on front flap, black tinted red; beneath flap is a black decorative design.Dimensions2.875 x 3.625 in. (7.3 x 9.2 cm)InscriptionsHandwriting on underside of flap, "North Africa / 1943 / Sol".
Historical NotesAfrican change purse brought to America by Sol Michael, who spent time serving as member of the Signal Corps in North Africa during WWII.
Previous owner
Sol J. Michael
Related institution
United States Army Signal Corps
Subjects
On View
Not on view
c. 1948
1945-1950
1941-1945
1931-1957
