2001.104.70

1950s

Unknown maker  

Purse; beaded all over with kelly green faceted glass seed beads. A hinged, goldtone metal frame is closed with a springloaded clasp. Purse has a wrist-length, rounded beaded strap, attached to the frame with metal rings. Purse is completely lined with black rayon faille. Interior compartment has one zippered and one patch pocket.  (Designer's name is stamped, but illegible, on the upper edge of patch pocket.)

Lasell Fashion Collection, gift of the American Textile History Museum, originally donated by Peggy Cone Collection

Photography by David Parnes

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