Purse Masterpieces Identification and Value Guide
- Author(s): Lynell Schwartz
- Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories
- Publisher: Collector Books
- Publish year: 2004
- ISBN: 9781574323634
- Number of Pages: 280
The secrets behind purse development seemed to be restricted to those who long ago aspired to string the beads, knit the silk, or stitch the canvases. Details of artistic motivation were frequently confined within tautly knitted silk threads and anchored with cool glass beads. Through the years, this painstaking purse-making process has nearly become a lost and mysterious art. Until now.
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COVER
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
RECOGNIZING PURSES AS ART
THE DELICATE ART OF PURSE MAKING
ARCHITECURE AND THE ART OF PURSE
THE MAKING OF MESH PURSES
A WEALTH OF FABRIC PURSES
RARE AND UNEXPECTED BEAUTIES
VANITY BAGS AND COMPACT PURSES
A TREASURY OF FRAMES
CHILDREN AND PURSES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR