Artist
Unknown French
CultureFrench
Titles
- Purse
Date1920–1929
PlaceFrance
MediumMetal, cut steel beads, silk lining, and silk braid
Credit LineGift of Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number95.571.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label with the French flag and "Hand Made / French Steel"
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