Small bag made from polyurethane embedded with Lurex threads.

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	We acquired this object.
1997	Work on this object began.
2016	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
2021	You found it!

Bag, Little Box, since 2014, textile since 1997

This is a Bag. It was designed by Luisa Cevese and manufactured by Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Luisa Cevese as part of Scraps.

It is dated since 2014, textile since 1997. Its medium is polyurethane embedded with polyester and polyamide metallic threads.

It is credited Courtesy of Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.

Purse
silk, metal beads.
1953-106-10

Very small round crocheted silk bag with gilt beads. Set in a gold rim with a lid, ornamented in relief of c-curves which opened shows star-shaped cover over shallow cavity.

Purse, 1820–50
silk, metal.
Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum.
1953-106-7

Violet-red crocheted silk ornamented with gold beads in pattern of sprigs and diamond-shaped bars. Side opening controlled with two gold rings with rose pattern in relief. Gold filigree work at each end.

Miser's Purse (France), early 19th century
silk, metal.
Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum.
1953-106-44

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Rectangular clutch covered in gold-colored leather with black rectangles, metal clasp.

Purse (Austria), ca. 1915–20
gilded calfskin leather with overlaid stitched pigskin strips; cast gilt....
Gift of Martha Landman.
1978-142-1

Length of woven textile with a subtle, shimmering vertical stripe of pearl and copper-colored metallic threads; the weft is beige chenille yarn.

Textile (USA), ca. 1944
cotton, plastic strips, lurex (colored film-coated foil).
Gift of Anni Albers.
1967-55-3

Sample of a woven window blind with warp stripes and rigid wefts. The warps are of grey, orange, and green synthetic yarns and gold-colored Lurex strips; the wefts are 1/2 inch diameter, half-round wooden dowels alternating with 1/8 inch diameter reeds in various sequences.

Window Blind Sample (USA), ca. 1953
synthetic fiber, lurex, wood.
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy (Liebes) Morin.
1972-75-8

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 10 × 17 × 8 cm (3 15/16 × 6 11/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/DasST/
Accession Number 88.2015.12
Object ID 420556775