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Crystal encrusted bird evening purse with original mirror

(American (born in Hungary), 1921–2018)
about 2000
Medium/TechniqueWhite metal, rhinestones
DimensionsOverall (crystal encrusted bird evening purse): 11.4 × 13.3 × 8.1 cm (4 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.)
Height x width (mirror): 6 × 4.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Evelyn H. Lauder Fashion Collection—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2017.4173.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by Leonard A. Lauder, New York for the collection of Evelyn Lauder; 2017, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 2017)