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Minaudière

Manifattura francese

Date
1920-25
Location
Storage
Technique
Plastic (Bakelite) and cord and silk tassel, rhinestone
Size
12 x 6 x 2 cm
Inventory
Tessuti Antichi no. 7826

A small make-up bag in green Bakelite plastic, with a silk hand strap with silk tassel. Spring opening with a button in the same material; a small mirror and vanity case are found inside. This type of bag, both for its elegance and its purpose as a make-up bag, is typical of the 1920s and became a symbol of the new feminine image of the emancipated, refined and elegant woman.

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