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Handbag
Gibbs, Emily Jo - Enlarge image
Handbag
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1998 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Gibbs, Emily Jo (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk organza over dupion, with copper, brass and silver
- Credit Line:
Given by the designer
- Museum number:
T.416-1998
- Gallery location:
In Storage
A group of British accessory makers emerged in the 1990s, in the long tradition of the artist-craftsman. These include Emily Jo Gibbs, who creates delicate purses and bags in metals and silks. Gibbs describes herself as 'a craftsperson because I design through making'. This drawstring purse is supported by a silver ring from which fuchsia-shaped metal tassels hang.
Image in copyright
