Van Cleef & Arpels. Purse, c.1920–30. gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton, Overall: 21.2 x 16 x 2.5 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lyon, 2009.378. Copyrighted.

Purse

c.1920–30

Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels (French, Paris, est. 1896)

Decorative Art and Design

Purse, c.1920–30. Van Cleef & Arpels (French, Paris, est. 1896). Gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton; overall: 21.2 x 16 x 2.5 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lyon 2009.378

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels
Classification: Miscellaneous
Formatted Medium: gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton
Medium: gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton
Dimensions: Overall: 21.2 x 16 x 2.5 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Stamped in the metal on the exterior of frame below the ring for the strap: J D [or C?]/18K There is a symbol between the letter J and D[C?] that cannot be identified at this time. Incised on the interior on the bottom of the left vertical section of the frame: XB107
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 2009.378
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lyon
Exhibitions: The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (4/7/2017 - 8/20/2017) and The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (9/30/2017 - 1/14/2018): "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s"
Rights Statement: Copyrighted