Germany, Third Reich. A Woman’s Beaded Handbag, 1942
A beaded handbag with two short handles and zipper, obverse presents the name HANNI SCHUSTER in black beads on a crème coloured beaded background with two blue birds with red flowers, reverse presents a thin central swastika in black beads on a white background, surrounded by a red ring, with the inscription GRUSS AUS ALBANIEN 1942 (Greetings from Albania 1942) in black beads inside a floral design, two pink beaded handles, with red, green and blue beaded tassels attached to the edge of the handles and along the exterior edge of the bag, interior presents a small rectangular mirror, with a blue plaid liner (cardboard in between beaded side and liner), measures 208mm (w) x 149mm (l), handles measure 263mm in length, weighs 234.1 gram, missing tassels along the bottom, zipper functional, beads intact, overall very fine condition.

