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Group shot: 2005.486.1-2
Woman's two-part handbag
Group shot: 2005.486.1-2

Woman's two-part handbag

Collins of Texas (American)
1955–62
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueLeather, copper wire mesh, faux pearls and rhinestones, and wood
DimensionsOverall (Handbag): 21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Overall (Coin Purse): 17.8 x 10.2 cm (7 x 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.486.1-2
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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