- 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
- 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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