Oct 13, 2021 | News, Purse Tales, Research
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CONVENTS Since the Middle Ages, both convents and monasteries have been the only beacon of light all along those difficult centuries, with monks copying classical books again and again and nuns preserving the arts of embroidering and lacemaking....
Aug 27, 2021 | Member Profiles, News, Purse News
Lisbet Sjoberg found her way from Sweden to the United States in 1965, at the age of 21, with $300 to her name. Before Lisbet arrived, her sister lived in Washington D.C. and worked at the embassy. She helped Lisbet get a job at Holiday Inn in Baltimore. After...
Feb 11, 2021 | News, Purse Tales
... "I was a wife and you killed my husband, I was a mother and you deprived me of my children"... With these words, pronounced by the Queen Marie Antoinette, echoing in my mind, it was with intense emotion that I acquired and held in my hands this letter case that...
Nov 4, 2020 | News, Purse News, Research
A few years ago I bought a micro petit point purse that has a sterling frame with marcasites and tiny pearls, and scrolled initials on the clasp. It’s very well made. The interior tag reads: Schwestern Landsberger Wien IX. Porzellangasee No. 43. In the pocket is a...
Aug 14, 2020 | News, Purse News
Looking for a way to keep track of the purses you have in your collection? Need a way to sort the list by type or age? Try this spreadsheet created by APCS member Kathy...
Jul 25, 2020 | Links, News, Purse News
This is a link to an amazing compact site with compact purses. A very funky couple with their bio on it too. Thanks to the APCS member who referred the website! http://www.davidandnoelle.net/index.htm My favorite page on the website is this one:...
