<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">miser&apos;s purses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31399098</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:15</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">long purse</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">long purses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">miser&apos;s purse</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Knitted or crocheted bags popular from the 19th century. They are often tube-like and narrower in the middle, with rounded or squared ends. Miser’s purses were usually gender-specific in the first half of the 19th century. Short purses 4 to 6 inches in length were for women and long purses 7 to 10 inches long for men. By the mid-19th century, all were the larger size to accommodate larger coins. They would triple in length by the early 20th century. They are most typically opened via a slit in the middle, held together by rings. Often they are embellished with beadwork motifs. ]]></dc:description></metadata>