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Woman's handbag

(American, founded 1948)
1975–79
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueLeather, bakelite or cellulose, rubber, silk satin
DimensionsOverall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.497
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, September 21, 2005
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