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Boxy handbag whimsey with beadwork decoration, "BOX" and "1910"
Boxy handbag whimsey with beadwork decoration, "BOX" and "1910"
Object Number 995-29-10/73428
Display Title Boxy handbag whimsey with beadwork decoration, "BOX" and "1910"
Descriptions
Object Description Whimsey from the early 1900s. This handbag whimsey is a stiff tubular box style, wide and deep at the bottom and tapering upward to a rectangular top opening. It is constructed of one large section forming the front, the curved bottom, and the back. The depth dimension is shaped by separate ovoid side pieces measuring 9 cm high by 8.5 cm across. A rectangular cover piece 8.5 cm wide and 6.25 cm deep is attached at its long side to the top of the back section. The stiff interlining in the body and cover is probably cardboard. Beige plain weave cotton fabric covers the outside on all parts. The lid piece is lined with a red glazed cotton and the body with a coarser plain weave off-white fabric, probably linen towcloth. Seams and edges are not bound with fabric but are [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Purse, fabric-covered, sequin/beadwork fringe, strap handle and exterior decorat
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Date 1910 or before
Culture
  • Mohawk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States? / New York?
North America / Canada? / Quebec? / Montreal?
Materials Fabric, Glass, Sequin, Thread, Cotton, Cardboard, Bead, Glass, Brass?
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 10 x 8.5 cm (5 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73428
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1950's - 1993)
Donor Estate of Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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