Each lined with satin, the puffin purse with a 'Grenfell Labrador Industries' label; the fox purse with a separate textile covered frame from museum exhibition.
The puffin purse 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in., the fox purse 8 x 10 1/4 in.
Exhibited: The fox purse. Grenfell Rugs, July 12 - August 27, 1988, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA. Northern Scenes: Hooked Art of the Grenfell Mission, February 5 - April 17, 1994, American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY. Silk Stocking Mats: Rugs from Grenfell Missions, June 29 - October 20, 1996, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT.
The fox purse and puffin purse. Matting Season: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission, November 20, 1999 - May 14, 2000, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto.
Condition
Each with minor wear and fading consistent with age and use. Lightly soiled with some scattered staining and staining to the lined interiors. Could benefit from cleaning. The textile mounted frame for the fox purse covered with green fabric and inscribed 'Fox Purse' on the reverse. In good overall condition.
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The Collection of Patricia L. Smith.