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James Oviatt
Woman's Handbag1930s

Not on view
Embroidered silk evening bag with gold metal frame and chain handle, front panel depicting a pastoral landscape with goats, a garden gate, and trees in silk thread

James Oviatt, Oviatt's, Woman's Handbag, 1930s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anita S. Watson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
James Oviatt
United States, Utah, Farmington, active Los Angeles, California, born 1888
Label
Oviatt's
United States, California
Title
Woman's Handbag
Place Made
Austria
Date Made
1930s
Medium
Silk crepe, silk embroidery, organdy
Dimensions
Handbag: 6 × 7 1/2 in. (15.24 × 19.05 cm) Mirror: 2 × 2 3/4 in. (5.08 × 6.99 cm) Coin Purse: 2 × 2 7/8 in. (5.08 × 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.83a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles