Historic Handbag Exhibition Showing in Colorado Museum

Posted on: Nov 3

Bag enthusiasts will love the trip down memory lane offered by Pocketbook Anthropology: A Treasure of Handbags. The exhibition, now showing at the Boulder History Museum in Colorado, features more than 60 purses from 19th century classics to modern-day marvels.

Some of the pieces on show include contemporary handbags made from cigarette wrappers and duct tape, beaded vintage purses, and even a wire bag while looks more like a crab trap!

These priceless purses are displayed alongside clever quips and quotes from notable women in history. My favorite is the American poet Ellen Rachlin, who famously said "A woman in her lifetime will spend far more hours hugging a handbag than a man." How very true!

With its sense of style and healthy dose of humor, this exhibition is sure to excite accessory-loving ladies. It will be at the Boulder History Museum until November 30, before traveling to Wyoming, Ohio, and New York.

[Source: Denver Westword]
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