Name/Title
French Evening purse with gold-threading of Dorothy Dyer, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1995.148.54Description
Acc. No. 95. 148.54
Subject Category FASHION ACCESSORIES
Date or Period: CIRCA 1930's
Object: PURSE
Description:
EVENING PURSE OF SILK BROCADE, ACCENTUATED WITH GOLD THREADING. THE PURSE MOUNT APPEARS TO BE GOLD-WASHED BRASS, WITH AN INCISED DESIGN. INTERIOR IS LINED WITH OFF-WHITE-COLORED SILK. LINING READS, "MADE IN FRANCE."
SIZE: L 5-1/2" X W 9"
History of Object:
EVENING PURSE BELONGED TO DOROTHY DYER, WHILE A YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN.
Acquired from:
DOROTHY R DYER
Date: JUNE 17, 1995Interpretative Labels
Label
7/16/2020 MvL: Tag reads:
1930's Acc. # 95.148.54
Evening purse - silk Brocade with c. gold threading. Made in France. Belonged to Dorothy Dyer, Alameda, (Young Married woman)
