Greyhound Handle Handbag


Greyhound Handle Handbag, 1920s
This wool Art Deco style handbag has a tan Bakelite handle/closure in the form of a tan running greyhound which is attached to a geometrically articulated black plastic frame. The soft portion of the bag is embroidered with different techniques using (tarnished) gold threads and muted colors of wool illustrating two stylized flowers with leaves.
Designer and manufacturer unknown.
Wool, Bakelite, plastic, and metal
DIMENSIONS: Height x width: 19.3 x 21.6 cm (7 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(Courtesy: MFA Boston)

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