Skip to main content

purse

Object NameBeaded and Mirrored Purse
Made FromFabric, Glass, Mirrors
Dateabout 1950
Place Madeprobably India
SizeOverall H: 22.8 cm, W: 34.1 cm, D: 8.7 cm
Accession Number2008.6.5
Credit LineGift of Phyllis Martin (Mrs. John H.)
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFabric, opaque white beads, mirrors. Black purse with tiny circular mirrors surrounded by red stitching and groups of 4 white beads in each "corner" around the mirrors. Red and black drawstring ties near top of purse.
Provenance
Source Phyllis Martin (American, 1922-2022) - 2008-09-06
wall mirror
about 1740
cabinet
about 1680
mirror
1825-1850
The Private Eye
Van Cort Instruments
about 1992
Maison Oudin A. Charpentier
1865-1870