Object: Bag
Brand:
Gucci
(Italian, founded 1920)
Date: c. 1975
Medium: Black patent leather, brown bamboo, and brass
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Small
Object number: 98.41.3
DescriptionBamboo Bag variation in black patent leather with brown bamboo clasp and curved handle on brass stirrup hinges; flapped accordion style with rounded corners, three inner pockets; lined in dark red calfskin
Label Text:Gucci introduced its first bamboo handle bag in 1947, and variations on the style have been appearing ever since.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)