Bag
2016 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sarah Burton is an English fashion designer and creative director at British fashion house Alexander McQueen.
This bag takes the form of McQueen’s popular ‘knuckle duster’ clutch. It is made from cream leather embroidered with flowers. Two humming birds sit atop the 'knucle duster' clasp, surounded by flowers with two small skulls hidden within.
This bag takes the form of McQueen’s popular ‘knuckle duster’ clutch. It is made from cream leather embroidered with flowers. Two humming birds sit atop the 'knucle duster' clasp, surounded by flowers with two small skulls hidden within.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Leather, silk, metal
Tanning (leather), embroidery |
| Brief description | Bag, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, London, 2016 |
| Physical description | Clutch bag, cream leather with coloured floral design in silk embroidery. The bag has a metal knuckle-duster clasp fastenings, the clasp is has two hummings birds perched on top and is covered in small clusters of flowers with two skulls hidden within. |
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| Credit line | V&A Americas Foundation through the generosity of Christine Suppes |
| Summary | Sarah Burton is an English fashion designer and creative director at British fashion house Alexander McQueen. This bag takes the form of McQueen’s popular ‘knuckle duster’ clutch. It is made from cream leather embroidered with flowers. Two humming birds sit atop the 'knucle duster' clasp, surounded by flowers with two small skulls hidden within. |
| Associated object | T.44-2023 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.45-2023 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2019 |
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