Knitted purse with draw strings at the top, three tassels at the bottom and three bands of white and red stranded knitting patterns, found at Gunnister, Shetland

Small purse of deerskin with a rectangular brass clasp incised with dot-and-circle ornament, said to have been owned by Rob Roy MacGregor, from Perthshire, 18th century

Purse made from two halves of the freshwater pearl-mussel, said to have been a fairing from Aberdour, Fife

Crocheted coloured silk purse carried by Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna, 1809, removed from his body by Sir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch

Black silk purse carried by Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna, 1809, acquired by Sir Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch

Woven nettle fibre belt decorated with coloured cloth and blue glass beads, carrying seal and sharksin pouches, antler tip and two knives: Sakhalin, Ainu, 19th century

Purse of leather, circular with blue leather edging and blue diamond design on front and triskelion design on reverse, with removable compartment, and leather loop and tassel, for hanging from a belt: Tibet, late 19th century AD

Oblong purse of coloured leathers, personal use: Tibet

Small purse (kwi-jumeoni) of lavender figured silk: Korea, ca. 1900

Blue silk purse trimmed with coral beads and pearls: Turkish, 18th - 19th century

Purse of buckskin with flap, ornamented with beadwork and fringe of tin cones: North America, USA, New Mexico, Apache

Purse of buckskin with flap, ornamented with yellow, black and white beads and with fringe of tin cones: North America, USA, New Mexico, Apache

Purse and ornament of coloured beads: South Africa, Nguni

Purse with a cream satin ground, embroidered with strawberries, insects, etc., in coloured silks, silver-gilt threads and spangles: English, 1550 - 1600

Purse of white satin with petit point embroidery in coloured silks, square, with pink silk drawstring and strap, lined in pink silk: English, early 17th century

Purse of gilt metal thread brocaded in coloured silks with landscapes and flowers: English, early 17th century