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Date: 1929

Museum: Simone Handbag Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

Technique: Glass

When Venice, the main manufacturer of glass beads in Europe, fell to Napoleon in 1797, production was cut in half and a large number of workers were sent to France. Beaded bags remained a popular choice throughout the nineteenth century and were often paired with decorative metal frames.

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