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Handbag
(1940s-1950s)
Medium
plastic (lucite), metal
Measurements
19.5 × 21.0 × 11.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(United States)
Accession Number
2019.500
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Oval shaped, bag with sides of silver metal bands woven through vertical gold-coloured metal struts with solid lucite tortoiseshell base, lid and semi-circular handle. The bag has a metal clasp and hinges.
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