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The image shows a small beaded purse or bag with a woven design featuring a floral pattern in the center and a fringe of beads at the bottom. The upper part is pink transitioning to brown around the center, with red ribbon-like straps extending upward. The bag has a color palette of pink, red, brown, and silver-gray for the beaded embellishments. It is positioned centrally on a neutral background, oriented vertically.
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The image shows a small beaded purse or bag with a woven design featuring a floral pattern in the center and a fringe of beads at the bottom. The upper part is pink transitioning to brown around the center, with red ribbon-like straps extending upward. The bag has a color palette of pink, red, brown, and silver-gray for the beaded embellishments. It is positioned centrally on a neutral background, oriented vertically.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Coin Purse

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.2 x 24.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2128
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Lockport
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: C. Christoffels.

NGA object ID 14337. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.