EVENING BAG – (Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)) ◄ Sebelumnya Berikutnya ►

Artist: Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)

tanggal: 1910

museum: Simone Handbag Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

Teknik: Silver

This design – a mesh purse suspended on a chain and ring – became fashionable about 1900. It is unusual in its early combination of precious silver mesh with Bakelite, a new material developed in 1907 and now regarded as the first plastic.