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Miriam Haskell... the jewels that dreams are made of! Her designs are legendary, and her look unique. Especially collectible are her pieces using tiny intricate motifs in seed pearls and glass beads along with rose montee set in her distinctive softly gilt Russian gold settings. She began making jewelry in 1926, and it is said that she did not sign her jewelry until about 1947. The list of wonderful designers who worked for her includes among others Frank Hess, Bob Clark and Larry Vrba.

One of the features offered by Morning Glory is  our JEWEL CHAT reference pages. Since Miriam Haskell is a long-time favorite there is lots of material about the jewelry and the designers there:

REFERENCE INFORMATION
Haskell Jewelry, Frank Hess
Haskell Jewelry, Clark, Vrba etc.
Haskell Jewelry, advertising art work
Haskell is a maker whose jewelry never goes out of style!

So wonderfully made, so typical of their era, ARTS & CRAFTS purses have the hand-made touch and great design that exemplifies the ARTS & CRAFTS era. There were many makers of these leather purses, as well as the fittings and the frames. Meeker (Joplin, MO), Eger Kress, Amity, Justin and Kranz of Cordova Shops (Buffalo, NY) are some favorite makers. Jemco and Turnloc made many of the metal fittings for the purses.

Vintage catalogues show that there were many different motifs used, some purses being decorated on one side and some on both. Accessories were also available including wallets, cigarette cases, mirrors and coin purses. Many collectors use their purses as those in good condition are very wearable today, over 70 years later. 

To see a collection of these lovely purses and vintage catalogues, click HERE.

Arts & Crafts purses available to buy are HERE.

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