Hpvtg 1950s Black Floral Tapestry Carpet Bag Top Handle Handbag By Dover Usa

Carpet Bags Date Back To The 1800s And Were Made From Oriental Carpet Scraps. They Became Popular As Luggage In The Usa And Europe In The 19th Century. Carpetbags Featured Simple Handles And An Upper Frame, Which Served As Its Closure. They Made A Brief Resurgence In The 1960s With The Hippie Generation Who Salvaged Bags From Old Family Attics And Second-Hand Stores. Some Smaller, Modern Versions Were Manufactured In This Time Period As Handbags Or Purses Like This Beauty--A Vintage 1950s Black Floral Tapestry Carpet Bag Top Handle Handbag! This Exquisite Structured Bag Was Made In The Usa By Dover Over 70 Years Ago! It Features A Floral Tapestry Exterior With Muted Flowers In Rose, Pink, Gr