1960s-1970s womens handbag
| Description: |
Cream and black woven handbag. Handbag top has two handles and zipper closure. Handles are made of twisted cream color fabric. The same cream fabric is the weft, and black thread is the warp. Two weaving techniques are used to create patterns--plain and rosepath. The weft is pulled from the surface to create decoration along the top of the purse. Zipper pull is made of the same cream color fabric. Cream; Black Plain weave (pattern); Rosepath weave (pattern) Zipper This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digit. |
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| Origin: | circa 1960s-1970s |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/4967 |
| Collection: |
Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Subjects: |
Costume--History Clothing and dress--History Fashion--History Clothing & dress Costumes Accessories (Clothing & dress) Handbags |
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