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Bloomah Halstead
Woman's Pursecirca 1920

Not on view
Small amber-gold beaded handbag with dense seed bead surface and long beaded fringe along three sides, short beaded wrist strap at upper right

Bloomah Halstead, Woman's Purse, circa 1920, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miriam Gilbert, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Bloomah Halstead
England, active United States, California, 1893 - 1983
Title
Woman's Purse
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1920
Medium
Silk satin, glass beads
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (34.93 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miriam Gilbert
Accession Number
M.86.391
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles