- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0349
- Description
- A brown alligator skin, clutch bag with gracefully curved flap covering half of front, and 11.5 cm wrist strap stitched vertically on the back. Flap snaps with brass snap underneath to front of purse. Inside completely lined with brown ribbed satin, and has a wide zippered pocket along the back, an…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 1.5 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- A brown alligator skin, clutch bag with gracefully curved flap covering half of front, and 11.5 cm wrist strap stitched vertically on the back. Flap snaps with brass snap underneath to front of purse. Inside completely lined with brown ribbed satin, and has a wide zippered pocket along the back, and a compartment patch pocket in front of that. Brown satin snap top change purse is attached to inside by elastic cord. Top of patch pockets edged with gold colour. Zipper inside is special "Koh-i-noor Kover Zip" which conceals the zipper teeth beneath fabric when closed.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0349
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0350
- Description
- A black snakeskin clutch bag with snapping flap almost entirely covering the front. Beneath it is a smaller flap which closes over a full sized pocket in the front. Inside completely lined with black ribbed satin. Wide zipped pocket along back with snapping patch pocket in front of that. Inside fro…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.1 x 2.5 x 28.2 cm
- Description
- A black snakeskin clutch bag with snapping flap almost entirely covering the front. Beneath it is a smaller flap which closes over a full sized pocket in the front. Inside completely lined with black ribbed satin. Wide zipped pocket along back with snapping patch pocket in front of that. Inside front has snapping patch pocket with another compartment patch pocket in front of that. Compartment pocket holds clear plastic comb, "made in USA" , and small black satin rectangular case, mirror? which contains a Canadian 4 cents stamp which is unused, green with three masted, square rigged boat. Zipper has chain loop pull tab. The purse contained a green, patinaed 1948 Canadian penny and two hairpins, removed.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0350
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0353 a-c
- Description
- a) Black fabric, ribbed silk? clutch bag with flap covering two thirds of front, and large, yellowed, clear plastic, lucite? Clasp handle passing through slit in flap to secure, 2.0 cm wide strap on back. Plastic handle held to front of purse by two fabric loops. Completely lined with finer black…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 4.0 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- a) Black fabric, ribbed silk? clutch bag with flap covering two thirds of front, and large, yellowed, clear plastic, lucite? Clasp handle passing through slit in flap to secure, 2.0 cm wide strap on back. Plastic handle held to front of purse by two fabric loops. Completely lined with finer black fabric having large patch pocket in back, smaller one in front. Small, 1.9 cm black safety pin pinned above back pocket. Purse seamed at sides but flattened at bottom for thickness. (b) change purse, soft, of same material as lining. Pouch hangs from hinged rectangular frame with ball snap closure of metal. (c) mirror, backed with lining fabric, small fabric pull tab on one side.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0353 a-c
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0355
- Description
- Completely beaded white clutch bag with snap open frame at mouth from which hangs the rest of the bag. Small .1 cm white plastic beads evenly spaced over the surface and covering the rounded frame are fastened on a background of netting. Inside completely lined with white ribbed fabric satin? S…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 3.1 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded white clutch bag with snap open frame at mouth from which hangs the rest of the bag. Small .1 cm white plastic beads evenly spaced over the surface and covering the rounded frame are fastened on a background of netting. Inside completely lined with white ribbed fabric satin? Stamped on lining "Lumured made in USA" and patent number difficult to read.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0355
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0401
- Description
- A small, clutch type purse woven of natural coloured palm fibre with wide band around sides containing chevron pattern on checked background. Top is slightly rounded at shoulders, with zipper set in. Small twisted fibre loop at one corner. Lined with light blue cotton fabric, base of purse woven in…
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 3.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A small, clutch type purse woven of natural coloured palm fibre with wide band around sides containing chevron pattern on checked background. Top is slightly rounded at shoulders, with zipper set in. Small twisted fibre loop at one corner. Lined with light blue cotton fabric, base of purse woven in plain basket weave of wide strips of palm of natural colour. Wide strips split into narrower strips just above base forming the warp against which a darker weft is woven to form the pattern. A series of six connected triple chevrons against background of tiny dark and light checks form wide band on each side, with plain natural coloured basket weave of narrow strips above. Bag contains large seed pod of cottony fibre in plastic bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0401
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