<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">miser&apos;s purses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bags</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>long purse</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>long purses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>miser&apos;s purse</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>