Purse enclosed Muff, covered in moleskin fur, muff lined with brown satin and edged with same satin in a ruffle. Metal frame fastening with a sliding catch, initial ‘M.S.’ on frame, keyhole (no key) short carry handle covered in fur.

Fashionable from the 1870’s through the early 1900’s, muff handbags were worn to match a full stole often reaching from shoulder to hemline. Muffs lined in satin could reach huge sizes, some as large as two feet square. The type and quality of fur depended on the wearer’s taste and finances. Not all muffs were fur, as the smaller and more feminine ones often made of velvet, silks, or even ostrich feathers . Muff-purses or satchels were very popular and practical.
BMT ( c ) 708

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