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This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Bag

1950-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cartier (made)
Place of origin
France (made)

Evening bag, solid silver, Cartier, France 1950s. Contains compartments for make-up.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Metalwork
Object type
Bag
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bag
  • Dust Bag
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Brief description
Evening bag, silver, Cartier, French 1950s, contains make-up
Physical description
Evening bag, solid silver, Cartier, France 1950s. Contains compartments for make-up.
Dimensions
  • Width: 16cm
  • Height: 11cm
  • Depth: 2cm
Marks and inscriptions
EH (EH: Lady Elizabeth von Hoffmansthal)
Gallery label
(12/2020)
Vanity cases personalised with initials add a sense of exclusivity and prestige to otherwise anonymous objects. This silver example was made as a special order by Cartier London. It bears the initials EvH to represent Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget who married Austrian author Raimund von Hofmannsthal in 1939.

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out.
Credit line
Given by Octavian von Hofmannsthal
Object history
This silver evening bag comes to us from Octavian von Hoffmansthal. It was made in the 1950s for his mother Lady Elizabeth von Hoffmansthal.
Bibliographic reference
Bags V&A Exhibition (Project) Bags: Inside Out (2020) Lucia Savi, V&A Publishing, pg 96
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.62:1, 2-2004

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Record createdJuly 15, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101512/bag-cartier/
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