- 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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