{"product_id":"scarab-1950s-black-satin-beaded-clutch-gold-hinged-frame","title":"Scarab · 1950s Black Satin Beaded Clutch, Gold Hinged Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack seed bead ground with bugle bead leaf motifs · corded perimeter · gold-tone hinged frame · crystal push-button clasp · black satin lining · no label · 1950s · approx. 20cm wide × 14cm tall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll-over seed bead ground in black, with bugle bead leaf motifs raised across the surface, each leaf built from individual beads laid parallel and close, the whole thing finished at the perimeter with a corded edge. A gold-tone hinged frame, a crystal push-button clasp that clicks with satisfying precision. Black satin inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo label, 1950s. The beaded bag has its own long history in European dress: the jet-beaded mourning reticule of the Victorians, the fringed flapper purse of the 1920s, the structured evening clutch of the mid-century. By the 1950s, workshops in Hong Kong had become the centre of the form, producing pieces of this kind of intricacy for American and European buyers at scale. What none of that changes is the fundamental fact of the work: every bead placed by hand, one at a time, the pattern held in mind, attention absolute. The patience required to build an object like this is a form of authorship that goes unsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clutch that earns every occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44108985204870,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_2886.jpg?v=1782257115","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/scarab-1950s-black-satin-beaded-clutch-gold-hinged-frame","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}