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Beaded bag with Art Nouveau textile design motifs; rectangular shape with three curved lobes and a fringe of interlocking beaded loops at the bottom edge; bag is stitched to a gold colored (gilded?) brass frame with circular-link chain handle.
Beads � natural and colored/anodized(?) brass (black, red, light blue, peacock blue and deep blue) some with a smooth round shape and some facetted.
Beading technique � loom woven
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Details
- Title: purse
- Date Created: early 1900s
- Rights: No Known Rights Holder
- Medium / Support: metal beads (copper), metal frame and chain (gold plated brass), silk lining, cotton interlining
- External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
- Dimensions: 8 x 6 in.
- Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
- Credit Line: Gift of Stella and Fred Krieger
- Accession Number: 2009.312
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