Golf purse belonging to Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: MacGregor, American
label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A leather and vinyl golf purse (2015.249.3a) with unattached button (2015.249.3b) used by Ethel Funches.
label: Description
content: a. Much of the purse is a floral pattern on a white background. The flowers and leaves are brown, golden yellow, red, pink, green, and black. They appear to be pixelated and textured, resembling needlepoint. There are several green fabric vertical stripes on the bag, covering the floral pattern. There is also a green stripe going along the center of the strap and green circles on the two sides of the purse. The strap is connected with a circular metal fastener on each side. The metal is discolored. There are small circular belt notches on either side of the strap so that the length can be adjusted. There is indented text on one of the green ends of the bag. It reads [MacGregor / MADE IN U.S.A.].
label: Description
content: There is a tan metal zipper going along the top of the bag. The inside of the bag is lined in tan fabric. Pieces of the fabric are torn and tattered. There is a side pocket inside the purse alone one of the longer sides. It has a tan metal zipper.
label: Description
content: b. There is an unattached button. It is round and off white with a gold colored metal trim. The back of the button is a darker colored metal.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.249.3
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: vinyl, leather, metal, plastic, ink, and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. Bag): 9 × 12 × 8 in. (22.9 × 30.5 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. Button): 3/8 × 3/8 in. (1 × 1 cm)