Evening purse
Category
Costume
Date
1940 - 1950
Materials
Rayon twill, beading, silk thread embroidery.
Measurements
105 x 170 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604781
Summary
A woman's beaded evening bag made from cream rayon twill. The bag is decorated with pearlized white beading on the purse exterior combined with silk thread floral embroidery in a Cornelly stitch in yellow, blue, pink and green. It has a single press stud fastening centre front, a beaded wrist strap centre back and is fully lined in cream rayon twill.