Elizabeth Barrett Browning's coin purse wedding gift to Robert Browning, 1846

1 blue-and-brown silk knit coin purse (called a long purse, gentleman's purse, or miser's purse) given by Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning on 1846 September 12. With silver rings engraved with their names and interlocking hearts on one ring, and their date of marriage, "St. Maryle...

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Corporate Author: Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Other Authors: Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861 (gifter), Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 (giftee)
Format: Physical Object
Language:English
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245 0 0 |a Elizabeth Barrett Browning's coin purse wedding gift to Robert Browning, 1846 
246 1 3 |a Elizabeth Barrett's wedding gift to Robert Browning, Sept. 12th 1846 
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300 |a 1 coin purse :  |b metal, silk, blue, brown ;  |c in box, 22 x 28 x 4 cm +  |e accompanying material 
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500 |a Accompanying material includes two museum labels, one regarding handling the purse and the other describing it; with one original and two copies of a program for a service held at St. Marylebone Church to commemorate the centenary of the marriage between Barrett and Browning; the guide "Old Marylebone and Some of its Famous People," that contains information on the Brownings; and a facsimile of the entry in the marriage register for the couple 
500 |a Title devised by cataloger. Variant title from box 
506 |a Collection is open for research 
520 8 |a 1 blue-and-brown silk knit coin purse (called a long purse, gentleman's purse, or miser's purse) given by Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning on 1846 September 12. With silver rings engraved with their names and interlocking hearts on one ring, and their date of marriage, "St. Marylebone Church," and interlocked hearts on the other ring. There are two dangling silver beads, one at each end of the purse. Purse contains one penny (1898) at large end, and a half-penny (187?) at the other end 
540 |a The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the Rubenstein Library's Citations, Permissions, and Copyright guide 
541 |c Gift  |a Rubenstein Library copy 1: Alfred and Elizabeth Brand;  |d 202112  |5 NcD 
546 |a In English 
561 |a Rubenstein Library copy 1: Acquired as part of the Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts  |5 NcD 
563 |a Housed in a custom red, clamshell, velvet-lined morocco box. Box is likely twentieth century 
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600 1 0 |a Browning, Robert,  |d 1812-1889 
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700 1 |a Browning, Robert,  |d 1812-1889,  |e giftee 
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