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Woman's Handbagcirca 1925

Not on view
Needlepoint handbag with gold-toned jeweled frame and chain handle, depicting two crowned and robed figures beneath a canopied pavilion, flanked by heraldic animals and flowering plants on a black ground

Unknown, Woman's Handbag, circa 1925, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Handbag
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1925
Medium
Silk embroidery, paste stones, gilt metal, silk satin
Dimensions
a) Handbag: 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (16.51 × 15.88 cm) b) Coin Purse: 4 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (10.48 × 8.89 cm) c) Mirror: 1 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (4.76 × 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.85.240.72a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles