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Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Black clutch purse with knotted cordwork from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 rectangular black clutch purse that closes along the center top with a silver metal zipper. The purse is made from a black fabric consisting of a knotted cord work in a dense pattern with some openwork. The purse is lined in black synthetic fiber. There is one small rectangular pocket on the interior that does not close.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2010.6.181

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