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Vintage
Velvet Purse Handbag Tapestry Style Carpet Bag
Vintage
Velvet Purse Handbag Tapestry Style Carpet Bag from
Carpetbags of America. Gorgeous handbag color burnt
orange, teal green and some light beige, browns, blacks.
By Carpetbags of America. 1 interior pocket. No damage.
Approximate Measurements ; Height
9 1/2", Width 12" narrowing to 9 at the top,
Shoulder straps/handles drop 10" from top of bag.ID=handbag1
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Vintage
CarpetBags Of America Handbag
This
Vintage Carpetbags Of America Designer purse from the
1960's is a floral with a muted moss background. 11
1/2" wide. 12 high, handle adds 11 inch drop. snaps
open and closed. Has 1 pocket inside with the famous
Carpetbags of America logo. Good Condition. No damage.
ID=handbag2
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Vintage
60s CARPETBAGS of AMERICA Quilted RED Velvet Purse
Hands
Down, an outrageous blast from the past...this totally
depicts the 60s hippie retro boho error of fashion...An
original "Carpetbags Of America" shoulder
bag, totally constructed of plush, smooth, soft, velvet
material.
This bag is 13 inches long and the handle has a 7 inch
drop for 20" total and 15 inches wide. Has a velcro
closure and a zippered inside pocket. This is truly
a knock out purse....its truly an original piece of
art in the world of fashion and accessories!!!
ID=handbag3
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Vintage
60s CARPETBAGS of AMERICA Purse
CARPETBAGS
OF AMERICA, measures 12" long (the drop on the strap
is 11") and 11 1/2" wide (base of bag). The
handbag's interior is LINED IN BLACK SILK, HAS ONE SMALL
POCKET. The colorsare muted moss green, brown, black,
burnt orange. Apears to be unused. ID=handbag4
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Brown/Black
Florentine PRINT CARPETBAGS OF AMERICA
Brown
with black Florentine Print purse, marked CARPETBAGS
OF AMERICA. Measures 13" side to side at widest
point. Is 12" top to bottom. Handles have an 11"
drop.
Lined in brown silk with one small
inner pocket. ID=handbag5
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VINTAGE CARPETBAGS OF AMERICA PURSE
This
purse SCREAMS AUTUMN!! Beautiful fall colors in a floral
pattern. The straps have an 11" drop and the bag
is 11" long and 12" wide. Lined in brown silk
with one inside pocket with flower logo and label. ID=handbag6
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$55.00 |
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Antique
Vintage Beaded Purse. Lovely cobalt beads
This
is an antique beaded purse that I picked up from an auction
of an estate of a very old woman in Culpepper, Virginia.
This reticule is covered in thousands of beads in shades
of cobalt blue, pink, green, black, white, and even little
dabbles of aqua. To me, the pattern looks like rain drops
with a rose and leaf pattern in front of each drop. There
is minimal bead loss and the only minor flaw is that the
pull string is a bit tattered and uneven. One strand is
just hanging on. The black lining is perfectly intact
and in impeccable condition. A gorgeous addition to your
collection... the blues in this beauty are completely
breathtaking! ID=BeadedPurse7
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VINTAGE
CARPETBAGS OF AMERICA PURSE
This
purse SCREAMS AUTUMN!! Beautiful fall colors in a floral
pattern. The straps have an 9" drop and can be
left inside the the bag to carry as a clutch purse.
The bag is 11" long and 12" wide. Lined in
brown silk with one inside pocket with flower logo and
label. Very prety. ID=handbag7
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ANTIQUE
MICRO BEADED PURSE, CIRCA 1900
This
is an attractive antique micro beaded purse, circa 1900.
The front features a central medallion with lovely pink,
red & white roses bordered by a garland of violets
& leaves, all on a black glass beaded background.
The back of the purse & frame are covered in a black
silk-like material & the clasp is a frosted glass
ball. It measures 8 3/4" long (including clasp)
x 7 1/2" wide. Condition overall is very good with
only a few beads missing around the outer edge &
a little wear to the black fabric on the frame. The
inside liner is original and has no tears or stains.
ID=BeadedPurse9
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Why
the White Bead?
It
took me some time to find out the reason to this perplexing
question, and if you are a purse collector, you too may
have wondered why one finds the odd and occasional white
bead in an otherwise colorful purse.
Could
the beader have made this colossal error, at a moment
when her mind slipped from her incredibly tedious work?
No, because the white bead occurs in roughly the same
place on the reverse side of the purse as well, which
adds more puzzlement to the mystery. Well, here is the
answer. The white bead is a signature of sorts. It indicates
that this purse was made for the retail market, usually
a department store, in this country. Making beaded purses
was a respectable way for a lady to make money, and the
store would typically arrange for the few ladies who produced
the bags to "sign" a purse with a single white
bead in a particular quadrant, thus identifying her to
the store for her due compensation, as the purse was sold.
If you don't find a white bead in a beaded bag, you can
assume that either the bag was made solely for the use
and enjoyment of its' maker, or that the bag is from a
European country, where even if the bag was made for the
tourist market, there was another type of arrangement,
perhaps outright purchase, between the beader and the
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