Evening bag
Shirley Bierman
(American, 1923–2010)
early 21st century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/Technique`Emu egg, glass beads, glass stones (Swarovsky crystals), amethyst, gold-plated metal, glass mirror, silk velvet lining
DimensionsHeight x width x circumference: 5 x 6 x 5 7/8 in.(12.7 x 15.2 x 15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Edward and Shirley M. Bierman
Accession number2008.1330
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceUntil 2008, collection of artist and donor Shirley M. Bierman, Rancho Mirage, CA; Gift of Bierman and her husband Edward to the MFA (November 19, 2008)
1830–50
1825–50
1950–59
Artist Unidentified
18th–19th century
first half of the 19th century
16–17th century
mid 20th–late 20th century
mid 20th–late 20th century