Black patent leather handbag used by Precola DeVore Parks
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Palizzio, Inc., American, founded 1943
label: Used by
content: Precola DeVore Parks, American, 1925 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Black patent leather and suede handbag used by Precola DeVore Parks.
label: Description
content: The body of the handbag is rectangular in shape with rounded corners. The top half of the front of the bag is black suede. There is a small black leather bow in the center. There are two small leather stripes below the bow, with black metal eyelets on either end of the stripes. The bottom half of the front of the bag is black patent leather. The leather stars on the front flap. The flap goes 2/3 down the front of the bag. There is a half-circle at the bottom center of the flap.
label: Description
content: The top of the bag has two gold colored metal pieces where the leather strap is supposed to attach. The strap is attached on the proper right side but has become unattached on the proper left side. The front flap opens up. There is a gold circle with a small peg on the reverse side of the half circle. There is a gold oval with a small hole near the bottom of the bag where the front flap connects. The body of the handbag is patent leather. The inside of the bag is lined in black satin. There are two zipper pockets and the sides of the bag fold like an accordion. There is gold text near one of the pockets which reads [palizzio]. The accordion folds can be seen on the outside of the bag down the sides and along the bottom.
label: Description
content: The leather has some scratches and areas where the color is missing.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
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 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: 2007.3.135
objectType: label: Type
content: bags (costume accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: patent leather, suede, satin, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 10 × 1 1/2 in. (17.8 × 25.4 × 3.8 cm)