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Clutch bag
(c. 1968)

Medium
patent leather, metal

Measurements
15.5 × 24.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Suzanne Playfoot, Members, 1998

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
label, metal tag attached at inside centre back, printed white on black: paco rabanne - paris / PRODUCTION / RICAF - Italy / Model Deposeé

Accession Number
1998.228

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Envelope style clutch bag, front and back panels are black patent leather, joined at the sides and bottom edge with a continuous chain of round silver metallic discs, with punched holes and round connecting links. The front flap consists of a metal chain mail formed using the same discs and fastened at the centre front with a hinged metal clasp.