Small change purse made of tortoise shell w/ an engraving of a building, fence and gate on the front of the purse; interior divided into three pockets; lined w/ coral silk. Card in purse reads "pocket book from Ellery House on Thames St. From Mrs. W.H. Hammett"; tag reads "from estate of Mrs. William H. Hammett, May 1932", other side of tag reads "pocket book from Ellery House on Thames St."