Not on display

Bag

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Rialto (maker)
Place of origin
New York (made)

Handbag made of lucite thermoplastic.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Womenswear
Plastic
Object type
Bag
Materials and techniques
Lucite
Lucite
Brief description
Handbag made of lucite, made by Rialto, New York, 1950s
Physical description
Handbag made of lucite thermoplastic.
Gallery label
24. HAND BAG
Made by Rialto, New York, U.S.A., 1950s
Lucite
T.217-1991
Lucite was developed during the 1940s and was much
used in the 1950s to create ultra-modern bags like this
one. In spite of the modernistic shape of this bag it is
interesting to note that the lucite has been made to
resemble natural and more costly tortoiseshell and the
moulded foliate design on the clear lid is traditional.
Lucite bags were made in a variety of shapes, colours
and textures and were particularly popular in America.
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1991/2370.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.217-1991

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O147887/bag-rialto/
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