Roberta di Camerino
Handbag with Lock and Key

DesignerItalian, active 1945–1980
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Handbag with Lock and Key
Date1960
PlaceItaly
MediumSilk satin, leather, and brass-plated metal
DimensionsOverall (.A, handbag): 12 1/2 × 15 × 6 in. (31.8 × 38.1 × 15.2 cm)
Other (.B, key): 1/2 × 9 in. (1.3 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary Lee Merrett
Object number94.693.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceMary Lee Merrett, Houston; given to MFAH, 1994.

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