Handbag of off-white crochet in a fan stitch with a handle of carved ivory celluloid in an open floral design
- Title
- Handbag of off-white crochet in a fan stitch with a handle of carved ivory celluloid in an open floral design
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Donor
- Buike, Kathryn
- Description
- Handbag of off-white crochet in a fan stitch with a handle of carved ivory celluloid in an open floral design; flower in center of handle rotates to secure the closed bag; lined in yellow rayon.
- Motif
- Art Deco Flowers Fan
- Work Type
- handbags
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1930/1939
- Identifier
- 1988.006.016
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Crochet Celluloid
- Technique
- Crochet
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Crocheted bags became popular during the depression period of 1929 to 1939. Women could make their own handbags while saving money.
