Image

Unknown Maker

Purse

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker

Title

Purse

Year

ca. 1950

Medium

brass (alloy),
silk

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

brass (alloy),
Silk

Materials

brass (alloy), silk

Dimensions

25.4 cm (10 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Sybil Kern

Object Number

1990.112.31

Type

Costume Accessories

Exhibition History

A Changing Reflection
Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th-21st Centuries

Apr 21, 2017 – Dec 30, 2025

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Unknown Maker

Purse, ca. 1950

brass (alloy); silk

25.4 cm (10 inches) (length)

Gift of Sybil Kern 1990.112.31

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