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Woman's handbag with matching coinpurse

(Italian (founded in 1921 in Florence))
mid-20th century
Medium/TechniqueLeather (ostrich?), bamboo, and metal
DimensionsHeight x width (purse): 33 x 11.4 x 24.1 cm (13 x 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Height x width (coinpurse): 7.6 x 14 cm (3 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2008.1498.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2008, with donor; gift to the MFA (December 17, 2008).
Woman's handbag
Gucci
1960–70
Group shot: 2009.2431.1-2
Gucci
late 20th–early 21st century
Restricted: For reference only
Gucci
about 1970
Umbrella
Gucci
1990s
Tricorne hat
Babin
18th century
Shoulder bag
Gucci
early 1970s