Metallic gold purse worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Gold faux leather purse (a) with attached coin purse (b) and hand mirror (c) worn by Ophelia DeVore. The purse (a) is rectangular with a front flap that fastens with a metal snap. The body is rigid and made from plastic finished to look like metallic gold leather. The handle is made from metallic gold cord that is run through a plastic loop on each side of the purse, with a large gold tassel below the loop to hold the cord to the purse.
label: Description
content: The interior is lined in taupe synthetic fabric. There is one (1) interior pocket at the back side with an open top. A thin gold chain is attached to the proper right side of the pocket with a large safety pin. At the end of the chain is a coin purse (b) made from black synthetic fabric with a pressure knob opening. A square double-sided mirror (c) is slipped inside the interior pocket. The letters "HL" are handwritten in ink on the interior below the pocket opening with the letters "USA" stamped in black ink below them.
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: 2011.25.10abc
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: purse: plastic, cord, and synthetic fiber;
label: Medium
content: coin purse: synthetic fiber and metal;
label: Medium
content: mirror: reflective glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (15.9 x 14.9 x 5.7 cm)