Metallic silver convertible clutch
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A metallic silver convertible clutch with a metal snake chain strap. The exterior of the bag is made of syntenic lamé twill fabric in the shape of a trapezoid. The bag opens at the top with a metal frame. It closes with a fastener at the back frame and a metal hinge on the front frame which slides underneath. A metal piece is attached to the hinge on the front frame which is a molded silver competition ribbon with a setting for a rhinestone in the center. Two metal loops are attached to the back frame at the interior, these loops secure to the metal chain strap. The inside of the bag is lined in black synthetic twill.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum 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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.675
objectType: label: Type
content: clutch bags
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: synthetic lamé twill, synthetic twill, stiffener, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 4.4 cm)