Georgina Hale has kindly sent me this prop, for which I cannot thank her enough.

Tabatha Bag's purse was used twice (not once, as I formerly thought). It featured very briefly in "Pearls of Wisdom" for the infamous Snakes and Ladders game in Rick O'Shea's bar (episode 9) and also in "Rings of Olympus" in Episode 2 ("Bandits"), in the scene where T-Bag is having her hair done at the barber's shop. She magics up the purse to pay him, piles his hand high with money, and then takes nearly all of it back again.

 

The purse is really a small handbag of about 6"x5" in size with a gold coloured clasp. At first glance, it looks like it is custom made from the same fabric as the Pearl dress. Closer inspection reveals that it was originally a white purse with silver lurex threads running through the material that has been painted to match. The painted purse has been covered with the same black tulle with metallic embroidery as was used with the dress.

 

The fact that it has been painted is best illustrated when you look at the sides of the gold clasp, since the paint job has been a little clumsy here, and there is paint on the clasp.

 

You can also plainly see where they have not managed to paint out the original white colour of the fabric.