PURSE TALES
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Plastic Purses – article by Wendy Dager
From (the always-entertaining) Wendy Dager of The Vintage Purse Museum: As promised, here's the link to the article I wrote about plastic handbags...
The Torse Bead
Surprise treasure - the TORSE BEAD Author: Vicki Schwager So.... what is it? And, why would a purse collector want it? “Torse” is French for...
La vie en rose – A Tribute to Women by BARBARA CATANESE
The twentieth century saw the beginning of a new era when women, more independent and self-confident, especially after the end of the first World War, were finally able to succeed in many fields, even in the artistic one, regaining the many centuries they had been compelled to stay at home with scarce, if any, schooling.
In The Shadow Of The Convents by Barbara Catanese
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CONVENTS Since the Middle Ages, both convents and monasteries have been the only beacon of light all along those difficult...
A Family Reunion: Marie Antoinette and a Trio of Royal Purses by Barbara Catanese
... "I was a wife and you killed my husband, I was a mother and you deprived me of my children"... With these words, pronounced by the Queen Marie...
History of a Purse Maker: Schwestern Landsberger to Marketa
A few years ago I bought a micro petit point purse that has a sterling frame with marcasites and tiny pearls, and scrolled initials on the clasp. ...
Souvenir Purses by Albert & Beate Friedhoff of Germany
This is a snippet from the article written by Albert & Beate Friedhoff on their souvenir purse collection.
The Perfume Of History: Sweet Bags (recap from Providence Gathering)
THE PERFUME OF HISTORY Sweet bags live againby Barbara Catanese PROVIDENCE The story of the sweet bags is strictly tied to that of perfume,...
Henrik Møller Dragestil Purse
In the 1880s a dragon got loose in Norway. Actually it was more like hundreds of dragons got loose. You could see them peaking out under the eaves of churches, ski chalets and homes. Their sinewy forms wrapped around wooden roofs and stone arches.
Royal Purses
ROYAL PURSES Author: Barbara Catanese Purses that belonged to particular people are always charming; as for me I have a deep penchant for...