Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP gifts for kids perhaps from an old sticker

perhaps from an old sticker

and some white paint on the top side

they will stand up and one can be stacked atop the other

or else pressing it tightly closed

Very Sweet 19th Century Glass Beaded Folk Art Pouch Monogrammed EP gifts for kids perhaps from an old stickerI've become a hound for earlyish 19th century American beadwork of this sort, which I believe was done by young women; I've recently bought and sold two needle books, and then here this small purse. I might guess there was once a handle attached, but I'm not sure as there are really no punctures or losses along the top edges that I can discern; perhaps it was a simple string or ribbon attached at the top sides. Whatever the case, it's all about the