Purse of black moire silk with box pleat in center is gathered into the leather covered frame at top
- Title
- Purse of black moire silk with box pleat in center is gathered into the leather covered frame at top
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Donor
- Emberson, Heather V.
- Description
- a) Purse of black moire silk with box pleat in center is gathered into the leather covered frame at top; bottom portion of purse is covered with brown pebbled leather; frame features snap of silver roses at top-center; short leather handle; purse is lined in blue silk taffeta in a watercolor floral design with a single pocket. b) Mirror backed with leather and covered with white floral silk; small, round shape. c.d) 2 pencils with imprint of; Dickens American Pencil Co. 1040 Nevada USA.
- Motif
- Watercolor floral motif
- Work Type
- purses (ladies' accessories)
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1940/1949
- Identifier
- 1984.001.069
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Leather Silk Moire Taffeta
- Technique
- Purse Varied materials
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Not certain of the date of this bag. Based on the style and construction I believe it is from the 1940s.
