Silk handbag with ivorine handle
From the 1850s, the production of early plastics, like parkesine (1856) and celluloid (1870), was driven by a desire to imitate expensive materials, like elephant ivory. In the early 20th century celluloid became popular for bag and purse frames, as it could be moulded, cast and tinted to resemble carved ivory.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 191/2009/6
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Material
- celluloid ( plastic)satin
- Common Name
- Silk handbag with ivorine handle
- Simple Name
- bag
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Date
- c. 1922
- Production Year Low
- 1918
- Production Year High
- 1930
