Nantucket evening purse

Flat back oval purse 4.25”W at opening (4.75” at widest point near the base) x 3.5”D x 4.5”H. Solid cherry wood lid and base. Leather mystery weave shoulder strap is 50”, length when worn from shoulder to base of purse is 25.5”. Wood push latch is fixed into the weaving. Gently push back to open, push lid down to close and pin snaps through the hole in the lid. Signed by the artist in 2009.

Handmade by Julie Ottesen in Traphill, North Carolina.