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Clutch bag

Clutch bag
 (c. 1968)

Medium
patent leather, metal
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Suzanne Playfoot, Members, 1998
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
patent leather, metal
Measurements
15.5 × 24.5 cm
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Suzanne Playfoot, Members, 1998
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
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.

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