MARJORIE POST DAVIES HANDBAG
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A black silk handbag with monogram (MDP) with thin flat silk handles. Metal frame decorated at top with a cylindrical bar of amber held in place by 4 metal rings and a center decorative clasp. Interior is lined with black silk and has 1 side pocket and a center insert pocket with ball-clasp closure. The insert pocket is divided into 2 separate pockets: 1 of black and the other of cream.
- Object name:
- MARJORIE POST DAVIES HANDBAG
- Made from:
- silk moire --silk charmeuse --metal --amber
- Date made:
- 1935-1954
- Size:
- 12” L x 1.5” W x 8.5” H (without handles)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.6.9
- Class:
- ACCESSORY
- Signature marks:
- MONOGRAM: MDP
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973