Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Brown clutch with rhinestone decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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.
Brown clutch bag from Mae's Millinery Shop. The body of the purse is made from dark brown faille and it is lined in dark brown satin. The top hinges open and has interlocking knobs at the center to close, with rhinestones set into the gold-toned metal of one side. There are three (3) interior pockets. The manufacturer's name is printed in gold on one of the pockets, but has rubbed off and is illegible.
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Catalog reference: 2016.48.80
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