Bag (France)
ca. 1905
dyed, embossed and stitched kid leather
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Rectangular, died, white leather bag with scalloped top and embossed decoration; recto with turquoise and white border of curvilinear foliate decoration surrounding gray and white rectangle with design resembling tiny flower buds on stems; circular medallion in center with "MASSON / PARIS" in stylized letters. Verso with turquoise and white border of stylized curvilinear foliate decoration surrounding gray and white rectangle with large stylized flower; gray die worn away at top.
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