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Purse, Czechoslovakia
Purse
Purse, Czechoslovakia
Purse, Czechoslovakia
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Purse

Object number2020.061.0091
Mediumtextile, glass, metal
DimensionsOther: 4.25 × 7 in. (10.8 × 17.8 cm)
OriginCzechoslovakia
DescriptionA cloth bag covered with silver and white glass beads. The silver beads are both circular and cylindrical in shape. They form floral designs with large leaves on both the front and back sides of the bag, although much of the back is covered by a clutch handle. The handle is also covered with beads. Silver beads form accenting geometric designs in the bottom corners on both sides. The top of the bag closes with a zipper.
Credit LineIn memory of Gloria and Henry Srsen of Cleveland, Ohio
On View
Not on view
Purse, Czechoslovakia, c. 1930
c 1930
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