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Egyptian Revival bag
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Beaded Bag
Egyptian Revival bag
European
1922-1930
Medium/Technique
Glass, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 × 20.3 cm (10 1/2 × 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carol G. Deane
Accession Number2023.1430
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ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEgyptian Revival rectangular beadwork bag with plated metal clasp and chain handle. The front and back are identical with an image from carved and painted chair back of Tutankhamun's throne of him seated and attended by Queen Ankhesenamun. There is a fringe along bottom edge in loops of white, red, and blue beads.
ProvenanceAfter 1922, Annie Jessup Woodin (b. 1867 - d. 1941) Wilkes-Barre, PA; 1941, by descent to her daughter, Anne Jessup Woodin Harvey (b. 1894 - d. 1984) Wilkes-Barre, PA and Greenwich, CT; 1977, by descent to her daughter, Anne Woodin Harvey Gram (b. 1923 -d. 2016) of East Hampton, NY; 1978, by descent to her daughter, Carol Gram Deane (b.1952), Boston, MA; 2023, gift of Carol Gram Deane to the MFA. (Accession date: December 13, 2023)