Metallic silver convertible clutch
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Metallic silver convertible clutch

Unidentified · mid-20th century

synthetic lamé twill, synthetic twill, stiffener, and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A metallic silver convertible clutch with a metal snake chain strap. The exterior of the bag is made of syntenic lamé twill fabric in the shape of a trapezoid. The bag opens at the top with a metal frame. It closes with a fastener at the back frame and a metal hinge on the front frame which slides underneath. A metal piece is attached to the hinge on the front frame which is a molded silver competition ribbon with a setting for a rhinestone in the center. Two metal loops are attached to the back frame at the interior, these loops secure to the metal chain strap. The inside of the bag is lined in black synthetic twill.

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