Handmade Clutch Bag

Bidding Supports: American Swedish Historical Museum (Philadelphia, PA)

Item Number
59
Value:
50 USD
Online Close:
2019-05-02 18:00:00.0
Bid History:
6 Bids

Description

Fabulous one-of-a-kind handmade clutch zippered bag featuring the "Textile Aralia" print design by Josef Frank and a flexible cork side. Size is 14.5" x 8.5". 

Josef Frank (1885-1967) is a much-celebrated leading pioneer of Swedish Modern design whose textiles are displayed in the Josef Frank gallery at the lower level of the ASHM.

A large, boldly printed linen cretonne for its time, Aralia was introduced in connection with the interior design of a house in the fashionable Hohe Warte district in Vienna. Josef Frank and his colleague Oskar Wlach did the house?s interior design. The large leaves in the print are almost the same as those found on the potted Aralia plant. The print was designed around 1928.

Item Special Note

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