Pretty & Practical: The Story of the Purse

Featured at the Tassenmuseum Hendrikje, this German-crafted snakeskin bag has an ivory cover sheet depicting Eve and the apple.

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This German-crafted snakeskin bag has an ivory cover sheet depicting Eve and the apple—Hendrikje Ivo’s favorite item in her entire collection. 

 

Text Karen Callaway 
Photography Anneke Gambon

To learn more about the Netherland’s Tassenmuseum Hendrikje, see “Pretty & Practical: The Story of the Purse” on page 61 of the July/August 2016 issue of Victoria. 

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