Leather handbag covered with
peacock feathers, plastic and metal
frame, 1970’s (above)
Pochette with chrome frame and
enameled decoration. France, ca.
1930 (below)
The first bag Hendrikje bought.
Leather handbag with cover plate of tortoiseshell inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Germany, ca.1820
Even though it is only February I'm already thinking about my summer vacation and plan on visiting the Tassen Museum in Amsterdam.
The museum has over 3500 handbags ranging from the 1500s to present.
The collection was started by Hendrikje Ivo who started collecting over 30 years ago and turned her passion into a museum.
For more information on this fascinating collection visit http://www.tassenmuseum.nl
I love that green and black enameled bag!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Enjoy yourself this summer! I'm still kicking myself for not being able to swing a visit to the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. But as Scarlet says "tomorrow is another day!" and we do plan to get back there again as it was a lovely city with so much to offer!
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Suzanne