Handbag

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Handbag
Date1915–1925
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk, silver, and rhinestones
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 7 × 3in. (34.3 × 17.8 × 7.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Jas A. Gundry
Object number96.727
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1996.

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