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Woman's handbag

(American (born in Austria), 1890–1980)
1950–55
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueFlannel plain weave and silk (taffeta)
DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 24.1 cm (10 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.498
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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