Box purse of dark brown-olive suede with front flap of olive snake/reptile skin

Title
Box purse of dark brown-olive suede with front flap of olive snake/reptile skin
LC Subject
handbags
Description
Box purse of dark brown-olive suede with front flap of olive snake/reptile skin; gold twist closure at center-front; short, wide handle of suede; inside lined in black faille; lunch box style.
Motif
Snake skin reptile
Work Type
purses (ladies' accessories)
Location
United States
Date
1940/1949
Identifier
1995.005.010
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Suede Reptile
Technique
Box bag Lunchbox-style
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Alternative materials like reptile were popular in the 1940s.