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Pink faux patent leather purse from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 pink faux patent leather purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is rectangular with curved sides and a metal frame clamshell top opening. A loop of the faux leather forms a short handle along the top. The interior is lined with faux pink leather. There are no labels.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.176

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