A soft, small woolwork handbag or carpet bag. Both sides are worked in a geometric design of red, green, and white leaves on a brown background, in wool on linen Penelope canvas. Bottom and sides are leather. Woolwork extends up to cover a hinged metal frame. Two short brown leather handles (unstructured) are sewn to front and back of bag. A short square of leather with extends from the top edge of one side of bag to a silver-colored metal lock on the other side (key (b) is attached to bag with a piece of twine). Interior of bag is lined with brown silk blanket-stitched over a white linen backing. A shipping label pasted to bottom of bag reads, "Forwarded by / Jackson & Co.'s / Portsmouth and Boston / Express / Twice each way daily. / Offices: / Portsmouth--Corner Congress and Fleet Sts. / Boston--32 Railroad Exchange / Court Square"
