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Navy handbag with wavy diagonal pleats

mid-20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A navy handbag with wavy diagonal pleats. The bag is made of synthetic navy fabric and has a self-fabric covered metal frame. A circular metal clasp is at the center top of the frame. Six clear glass rhinestones are inset into the metal clasp, one of the rhinestones is missing. A half inch wide self-fabric strap is attached to the frame with metal rings. The bag is lined with dark blue synthetic. A self-fabric coin purse is attached to one end of the bag at the interior along the base of the frame. The attached coin purse has a metal clasp with a self-fabric covered metal frame. The purse is unlabeled.

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.1001

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