John Howard Payne, Ambassador to Tunis, Diplomatic Purse

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Description

This is a diplomatic purse used by John Howard Payne during his time as Ambassador to Tunis. This purse enclosed his letter of introduction for his Consul appointment to Tunis. Payne served as Ambassador from 1841-1844 and 1851-1852. Accompanying the purse is an object description card, which was probably used for a display or exhibit at Home Sweet Home Museum or a similar site.

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Title John Howard Payne, Ambassador to Tunis, Diplomatic Purse

Creator Unkown

Contributor Home Sweet Home Museum

Date 1841 - 1852

Date (Text) 1841?-1852?

System Control No. 30625990000959_25.1.46_Payne Diplomatic Purse

Subject (Topic) Home Sweet Home
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
Historic Buildings
Galleries & museums
East Hampton

Subject - Geographic Name Tunis

Type Physical Object

Format Artifacts

Other Physical Details 1 folio; red leather with gilt.

Language English

Repository East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection;

Archive Home Sweet Home Museum Archive
Item of the Week

Note This item came from the collections of Home Sweet Home Museum's archives. It was lent to the Long Island Collection for digitization purposes.

Owner Home Sweet Home Museum

Usage Statement The Long Island Collection cannot guarantee the copyright of this item. Digitized materials are provided for educational purposes. For use, please contact the Long Island for available copyright information and permissions: The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library, 159 Main St., East Hampton, NY 11937. 631-324-0222 x 4 or email lic@easthamptonlibrary.org.

Record appears in Home Sweet Home Museum Archive
Item of the Week

Other Identifiers 25.1.46