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Purse with copper colored beads, ca.1950

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Title

Purse with copper colored beads

Year

ca.1950

Medium

Rayon, glass beads; embroidered

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • rayon,
  • beads,
  • glass

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered

Dimensions

12.7 cm (5 inches) (height) without handle

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Phyllis Littman Corwin

Object Number

2001.40

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Cocktail Culture

April 15 - July 31, 2011

Use

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