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Object Timeline

1925

  • Work on this object began.

1935

  • Work on this object ended.

1997

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Purse

This is a Purse. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is frame of marcasite and green stones. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Lawrence Israel. It is credited Gift of Sally Steinbach Israel in memory of her mother, Fredricka Friedman Steinbach.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 14 x 18 x 30.3 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Purse; frame of marcasite and green stones; Overall: 14 x 18 x 30.3 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.); Gift of Sally Steinbach Israel in memory of her mother, Fredricka Friedman Steinbach; 1997-146-9

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