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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: NAVY BLUE VELVET EMBROIDERED BAG WITH BRASS FRAME, Late 1800-early 1900's
... MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: NAVY BLUE VELVET EMBROIDERED BAG...Navy blue velvet embroidered bag... COSTUME ACCESSORIES Female Navy blue velvet embroidered bag ...
Clothing. Navy blue velvet, on a brass frame, with a 34 cm long brass chain. A ''push-button'' 1.2 cm diameter, fastens the bag. A decorative, oval brass loop is attached to the centre of the frame. The velvet fabric is tightly gathered onto the frame. One side panel of the bag is exquisitely embroidered in a ''corded'' floral design, in pink, blue and greens. The bag is lined with a smokey blue watermark silk, with a flat pocket on one side. The bag contains a smokey blue pouch 7.5 cm square, holding a bevelled edge mirror on one side, and a pouch on the other, a blue nylon comb, two metal hair pins and a 5.5 cm long hat pin. with a pearl bead at one end.costume accessories, female, navy blue velvet embroidered bag