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Handbag

1934-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
J.A.C. (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Black velvet evening bag embroidered with a colourful garden path scene, and with a gold metal clasp and chain handle. Lined with silk.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Embroidery
Evening Wear
Europeana Fashion Project
Bags
Object type
Handbag
Materials and techniques
Embroidered velvet lined with silk, and metal
Velvet
Silk (Textile)
Gilt Metal
Embroidery
Brief description
Embroidered velvet evening handbag lined with silk, made by J.A.C., England, 1934-1940
Physical description
Black velvet evening bag embroidered with a colourful garden path scene, and with a gold metal clasp and chain handle. Lined with silk.
Gallery label
(12/2020)
During the 1920s and ’30s, decorative and distinctive clasps and frames added weight and sparkle to monochrome textile and leather evening bags. The application of semi-precious stones, coloured metals and innovative hinges required the skills of specialist craftspeople. The handbag shown open could be accessed through an ingenuous brass-hinge which unfolds into a square.

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs F.C.C. Treen
Object history
With mirror T.129A-1981.
Subjects depicted
Flower Gardens
Paths
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.129-1981

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Record createdJuly 29, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164484/handbag-jac/
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