Bronze beaded purse used by Dinah Washington
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Designed by
content: Walborg Corp., founded 1940s
label: Used by
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: This bronze beaded clutch purse was used by Dinah Washington. The purse has rounded edges and is heavily beaded in a swirling design with bronze colored seed beads. The top side has a hinged opening that fastens with pressure clasp made from two rounded metal knobs each containing a large clear rhinestone. The purse is lined in brown silk satin and has one (1) interior side pocket. A cream label sewn below the pocket lining reads in orange embroidery: "Made in Belgium / by hand / WALBORG".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dinah Washington's Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.87.1
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (bags)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass beads, satin, metal clasp, and rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 x 8 x 1 in. (15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm)