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Handbag
(1940s-1950s)
Medium
plastic, (lucite), metal
Measurements
26.0 × 20.5 × 11.5 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
2019.503
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Oval-shaped white pearlsecent lucite handbag with transparent lid with carved flower petal design and a round metal and plastic clasp. Semi-circular solid pearlescent lucite handles. Metal hinge.
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