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Description Purse; macrame (rope); w/handle & fringe; 32 x 21 cm. w/fringe; made by prisoners at San Quentin; approx. 1900

Was given to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Walton Phillips, parents of Major S. Phillips, by J.W. "Major" Tompkins, at that time Warden at San Quentin.
Object ID 169-31
Search Terms Purses
Handbags
Macrame
San Quentin
prisoners
Year Range from 1900
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Last modified on: February 20, 2007