Deco purses


& the roots of modernism

THE time between two wars

1920-1930

where art & craft merge

Egyptian

revival

Egyptian revival crown frames

chinoiserie

ITALIAN CORAL

18th Century revivals

AUSTRIA 1920’s

ORIGINal

1750


bold color

celluloid

frames

geometric design

Glamor

Flapper

art nouveau

Tiffany and Tiffany style beaded bags

made in Germany many for export

to be framed by Jewelers in America



Wiener werkstatte

known as the Vienna Workshop, was

instrumental in laying the foundation

of modern design.


Their artists, many of them women,

transformed UTILITARIAN objects, including

purses and handbags, into artistic Fashion.



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House Under White Sky

…the time between two wars 1920 - 1930

prospertity, peace, artistic creativity

RESOURCES

  • Art Deco
  • Art Nouveau
  • Secessionist Movement
  • Wiener Werkstatte
  • Bauhaus
  • Antique Purse Collectors Society
  • Sabina B. Schürenberg/ author & expert on beaded bags. The newest publication: Bead by Bead II. Beaded bags from Munich and Vienna 1910–1935



web site designed by Vicki Schwager

purses and bags shown here are from her Private Collection

purse links


https://www.celluloidpurses/


J. Whitehair


http://pursecollector.com/photo-gallery


The Millers - Mesh purses


https://vintagepursemuseum.com/


Wendy Dager