Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
White beaded clutch bag from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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.
Silver beaded clutch bag from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is rectangular with a top flap closure that fastens with one (1) metal snap at the center. It is covered entirely in short silver bugle beads arranged in concentric lines. The interior is lined in cream satin and there is one (1) interior pocket with an open top. A white fabric label with gold embroidered text reading "Richere Bag / by WALBORG / JAPAN" is sewn to the left facing side seam of the pocket.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.48.63
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