World's Fair Pocketbook

World's Fair Pocketbook

Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • World's Fair Pocketbook
Datec. 1939
PlaceUnited States
MediumSynthetic silk and metal
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 3/4in. (21.6 × 18.7 × 1.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Jas A. Gundry
Object number96.1789
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Princess Lucie Schirazi; [William Doyle Galleries, New York]; purchased by Jas A. Gundry; given to MFAH, 1996.

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