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Bag

1830–40
Object PlaceEurope (Western)
Medium/TechniqueGlass beads, leather, gilt metal frame
Dimensions20 x 14.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1165
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceCollection of Elizabeth Day McCormick; 1943, gift to the MFA (Accession date: October 14, 1943).
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