Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Purses, Pockets, Pouches
December 6, 1988 – March 5, 1989
Drawn from the museum's collections, the exhibition illustrates the textile techniques used to make purses, pockets, portfolios, and pouches. On view are examples of knitted, netted, tatted, beaded, crocheted, and embroidered small bags—both mass-produced and handmade—dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
