Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Navy handbag with wavy diagonal pleats
mid-20th century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A navy handbag with wavy diagonal pleats. The bag is made of synthetic navy fabric and has a self-fabric covered metal frame. A circular metal clasp is at the center top of the frame. Six clear glass rhinestones are inset into the metal clasp, one of the rhinestones is missing. A half inch wide self-fabric strap is attached to the frame with metal rings. The bag is lined with dark blue synthetic. A self-fabric coin purse is attached to one end of the bag at the interior along the base of the frame. The attached coin purse has a metal clasp with a self-fabric covered metal frame. The purse is unlabeled.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.3.1001
