Object: Bag
Date: c. 1938
Medium: Alligator leather
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Rene Resnick Gratz
Object number: 2010.33.1
DescriptionSmall rectangular shaped envelope style alligator handbag comprised of full skin wrapped in one piece from front to back, head and front paws on front envelope flap and full osteoderms (back scales) wrap in one piece from front envelope flap to back, hind legs at back: rigid construction; short self handle; braided leather trim; leather interior; interior pocket; snap closure.
Label Text:Alligator bags were not new, but designers often utilized the whole animal in the 1930s, a trend that seems barbarous today.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Force of Nature
- Eco-Fashion: Going Green