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Evening purse
American
about 1920
Object Place: U.S.A. ?
Medium/Technique
Gold mesh, sapphires, pearls, with gilt-metal chain
Dimensions
L: 20.32 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Shirley Braude
Accession Number1999.489
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGold mesh evening purse with long flat gold wrist chain accented with blue cabochon stones (sapphires?), terminating in a chain tassel with (genuine?) pearls.
Condition: good
Condition: good
ProvenanceInherited from her mother, Shirley Braude, who purchased these items from the 1970s to 1998