Red Leather Purse

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1-red rectangular purse. The purse has a red leather heart shaped tag on the handle the front of which bears a decorative silver heat and the back of which has "Genuine Leather" printed in gold block letters. The purse features an alligator skin pattern on the outside. There are also decorative silver hearts on the clasp, in the middle of the top flap, and on either side of the handle. There is also a pocket topped with a zipper on the back of the outside of the purse. The inside of the purse has four folding pockets lined with a brown, beige, and black cloth interior. The third pocket can be zipped and features a small mirror and pockets for pens, pencils, and credit cards. The fourth pocket, at the back of the purse, has another smaller pocket topped with a zipper located within it. There are four snap clasps located on the interior of the handle for the purse to which a red, leather strap, found in the third pocket, can be attached. The purse belonged to poet and Writer-in-Residence at the College of William and Mary Reetika Vazirani. The purse measures approximately 9in. (height including handle) x 10.375in. (width) and is in excellent condition. The plastic on the mirror in the third pocket is smudged and peeling off near the right corner. Also, the main clasp on the purse has multiple scratches on it. Gift of Heea Vazirani-Fales and E. Ethelbert Miller. Located in Mss. Plastics/Rubber. Mss. 2014.130.01

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