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Bag
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Bag
- Place of origin:
New York, USA (made)
- Date:
1950s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Rialto (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Lucite
- Museum number:
T.217-1991
- Gallery location:
National Art Library, room 76, case 7
Physical description
Handbag made of lucite thermoplastic.
Place of Origin
New York, USA (made)
Date
1950s (made)
Artist/maker
Rialto (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Lucite
Object history note
Purchased. Registered File number 1991/2370.
Descriptive line
Handbag made of lucite, made by Rialto, New York, 1950s
Labels and date
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.
Materials
Lucite
Categories
Fashion; Accessories; Plastic; Women's clothes
Collection code
T&D
