Beaded clutch purse worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: 1959
name: label: Created by
content: Walborg Corp., founded 1940s
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Clear and silver beaded clutch purse worn by Ophelia DeVore. The purse is rectangular and made from an off-white synthetic satin that is completely covered in rows of white and silver faceted beads. The beads are placed so that there are thin silver pinstripes on the purse. The purse closes at the center front with a protruding rectangle covered in silver beads that fits inside a rectangle attached to the center edge of the flap that is hollow in the interior and also covered in the silver beads.
label: Description
content: The interior of the purse is self-lined in the off-white synthetic satin. There are no pockets. A cream fabric label with brown embroidered text is sewn at the interior center front top that reads "Made in Italy / exclusively for / WALBORG" with the Walborg company logo of a W inside a circle at the lower right corner.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
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 Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.8
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: plastic beads and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 1/4 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. (13.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm)