Handbag, mirror and powder wallet, leather, designed by Finnigans, London, 1926.

Leather handbag with a mirror and a powder wallet. Forest-green leather handbag with an asymmetrically curved moulded black Bakelite handle on a metal clasp. The body of the bag has a diagonal strip of applied, twisted leather strips, each strip twisted once to reveal the white leather reverse and stitched down to create a rippling effect running diagonally across the face of the bag. It is lined with green moiré silk and has a change purse. With a green backed mirror and a dark green mirror and powder wallet. 'Made in England' is on a tape inserted behind the frame.

Given by Major and Mrs Broughton

This handbag was owned by Cara Broughton, née Cara Leland Huttleston Rogers (1867-1939), who married Urban Hanlon Broughton (1857-1929) in 1895. As Urban H. Broughton died before he could be elevated to a peerage, their eldest son Urban H.R. Broughton (1896-1966) became 1st Baron Fairhaven of Lode on 20 March 1929, while Cara became 1st Lady Fairhaven. This barony became extinct on Urban H.R.Broughton's death, but a later barony, Baron Fairhaven of Anglesey Abbey, co. Cambridge, was granted to him in 1961, with a remainder to his brother, Henry (1900-1973), to enable this title to continue after his death without male heirs.

This forms part of a large donation of late 19th and early 20th century garments and accessories (with a few historical textiles) donated to the Museum in 1972 by Cara's grandson and Henry's son, Major Ailwyn Broughton and his wife, a year before Ailwyn became Lord Fairhaven following his father's death.

Sold on Bond Street, London

T.237 to B-1972