Purple velveteen handbang with Lucite handle

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 purple velveteen handbag with a Lucite handle. The trapezoid-shaped body of the purse is made from one panel of purple synthetic velveteen that’s been sewn along the side seams and tucked into a metal frame. There is a debossed broken line pattern along the metal frame, and it has a 1” wide pentagon shaped closure at the center of it. Attached to the bottom of the frame’s interior with matching hardware is an 8.25” long semi-circular clear Lucite handle. Two panels of black synthetic fabric line the inside of the handbag. At the back side of the interior lining is a 7” wide metal zippered pocket with metal teeth that’s also lined with black synthetic plain weave fabric. Below the zip pocket is the brand label [DOVER / MADE IN USA] in gold text. There’s a layer of stiffener (possibly cardboard) in between the lining and the outer fabric.

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