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Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection

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Presented by Dixon Gallery and Gardens at Dixon Gallery and Gardens

October 18, 2009-January 17, 2010

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Beginning in the late 1940's, fashion mavens everywhere were carrying Lucite handbags, a traditional form in an exciting new modern material. Considered de rigueur for modern women from the late 1940's until the 1960's, Lucite handbags seem to cry out,"Carry me!" Caryn Scheidt's encyclopedic private collection of Lucite handbags reveals the range of colors, shapes, forms, and sizes of these fabulous accessories.



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      Dixon Gallery and Gardens

      4339 Park Avenue
      Memphis, TN 38117

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      Dates:
      October 18, 2009-January 17, 2010

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      Gallery and Gardens
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      Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm
      Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
      Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

      Tuesday: 10 am - 4 pm: Pay-What-You-Can
      Saturday: 10 am - noon: FREE
      Third Thursday of the month 10 am - 8 pm: Regular Admission

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      • Event Name: Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection
        "In Heaven"
        Comment posted by: Starr Envious from St louis,mo, Nov 17, 2009

        Being a past vintage store manager and collecter for many years, I was over whelmed by the collection. I just happened to be in Memphis for a few days of vacation, and found this show. WOW. I had to... Expand

      • Event Name: Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection
        "hoping to see the collection"
        Comment posted by: Maureen McCullough from Winston-Salem, NC USA, Aug 09, 2009

        I adore these purses,and would love to see them in person. I read about the upcoming show in AntiqueWeek. They mention that after Memphis, the exhibition will be traveling to several other cities. How... Expand

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      • Event Name: Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection
        "In Heaven"
        Comment posted by: Starr Envious from St louis,mo, Nov 17, 2009

        Being a past vintage store manager and collecter for many years, I was over whelmed by the collection. I just happened to be in Memphis for a few days of vacation, and found this show. WOW. I had to... Expand

      • Event Name: Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection
        "hoping to see the collection"
        Comment posted by: Maureen McCullough from Winston-Salem, NC USA, Aug 09, 2009

        I adore these purses,and would love to see them in person. I read about the upcoming show in AntiqueWeek. They mention that after Memphis, the exhibition will be traveling to several other cities. How... Expand

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