Glass-Beaded Drawstring Purse, circa 1925
Abstract
This blue glass-beaded purse on blue cloth with drawstring and beaded tassel at the bottom, was sold at Leopold Guldman's Golden Eagle Dry Goods store in Denver, Colorado. There is still a tag from the Golden Eagle Dry Goods store attached to the purse. Leopold Guldman opened the Denver Golden Eagle Dry Goods store in 1879 on Sixteenth Avenue and Lawrence Street in downtown Denver and was the first merchant to locate a large store on Sixteenth. The purse was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and features blue glass beads, probably sprayed with metallic salts for an iridescent quality. This type of purse was used by flappers in the "Roaring Twenties" as an evening bag.
Dates
- circa 1925
Digital Repository
Rights and Usage Statement
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Extent
1 Items (purse) ; 29 x 9 centimeters
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains a catalogue, bills of sales, a carnival beaded purse, and a lucky penny.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good Glass Needlepoint
Provenance
Donated by Glen Friedman, grandson of Leopold Guldman, who purchased the purse on Ebay in 2011.
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Drawing Number
29 x 9 centimeters
Inscription and Marks
Price tag attached to purse: "The Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. Denver, Colo." Label inside purse: "Made in Czechoslovakia."
Item Status
STORAGE
Creator
- From the Collection: Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository