Unknown
Beaded Purse
1919-1928
Scroll
Unknown
Beaded Purse
1919-1928
Physical Qualities
Glass beads, silk, silk thread, 13 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (34.9 x 11.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sara L. Siebert, Cockeysville, Maryland
Object Number
2006.42
Small blue Art Deco period beaded purse in teardrop shape with looped handle. Bag is constructed in one piece, with small beaded ring that slips up and down beaded handle to close off opening of bag. Beads are of blue glass, on blue bead-weave body. Rows of beaded looped fringe adorn the upper section of the teardrop. The plain blue silk satin lining is handesewn. Bottom of bag has a bell-like looped fringe tassel.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2006; Sara Louise Siebert (1920-2008), Cockeysville, MD.
Manufacturer
Unknown
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
