Purse
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| Nom de l'objet : | Purse |
| Classification de l'objet : | Artefacts personnels, Articles personnels Personal Artifacts, Personal Gear |
| Matériaux : | argent silver, metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | 975.6.9 |
| Date de début de production : | 1880 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1900 |
| Description : | A German silver chain mail purse with a chain handle. A clasp is attached to the rim, which is formed from two pieces of metal joined by hinges. A front rim is carved with foliage and bird patterns. Four metal balls hang from the bottom. A fifth might have been attached at one time. |
| Fonctions : | The purse is from the St Lawrence Starch Company in Port Credit. The St. Lawrence Starch Company was founded in 1889 by John Gray. It was a corn wet-milling operation with the purpose of producing starch and glucose from corn. Many of the product lines produced by St. Lawrence Starch are still in use today such as Durham Starch and Bee Hive Corn Syrup. Food products were only a small portion of the business done at St. Lawrence Starch as starch is an additive in many industrial products such as cement and plastic. St. Lawrence Starch was located at the bottom of Hurontario Street and Lakeshore Road in Port Credit. It was a major industry for this area. The milling operation closed down in 1990 due to competition and high tariffs on corn. In 1993 St. Lawrence Starch announced a marketing alliance with Cargill, Minneapolis, which provides Cargill with exclusive sales services of corn sweeteners and corn starches in the Canadian Market. For more information on the St Lawrence Starch Company, see _St Lawrence Starch 100 Years 1889-1989_. The earliest mesh bags were handmade in the 1700's and it could take weeks to complete just one purse. The process was lengthy because each piece of metal had to be hammered into a round shape using thin strips of iron. Then it was cut individually with the ends overlapping and hammered again. Next came the riveting process, fastening all the metal pieces together. The popularity of the mesh bag did not start growing until the 19th century. The handbag manufacturers subcontracted for the mesh to be made by workers in their homes and they would be paid upon completion. The most popular material to make these bags was German silver, gunmetal, or sterling. REF: http://www.fashion-and-style.org/page-1/history-of-mesh-handbags.html (visited 22 February 2007) |
| Longueur : | 9.00 |
| Largeur : | 11.20 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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