Here's a cute piece from my collection; I haven't positively dated it yet, but it has some stylistic similarities to 1860s pieces. The main attribute which attracted my interest was the push button clasp--rather than the slide-past style which, I understand, showed up in the 1870s/80s and has since become ubiquitous. The purse is quite small, about 2" across, and fully beaded, though the looped bead edge/fringe is coming off. There are large stitches joining the material to the frame on the inside; the frame also has a divider, with no fabric attached to it.
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| Purse. |
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Interior, with frame for divider,
and view of clasp apparatus. |
Compare with this illustration from
Der Bazar:
Or this crochet purse from
Peterson's:
Or this original 1860s beaded purse in The Met:
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