Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 · New York : Clark Austin & co. · leaf 225
ished, they aresewed into clasps, with strong waxed silk. The misers purse has neither beauty nor use : it is merelyintended as a puzzle. It is made of three circular pieces ofcloth; each of these pieces are cut down lengthways throughthe centre. Two of them, after being cut in two, are stitchedup… … This drawing represents one half of the circles as black, andthe other white; people usually make the two halves of eachcircle of different colours. When the three circles are thusprepared, they are all joined together, so as to form a three-sided bag: the edges are bound with narrow ribbon, and…
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