Tyrolean Briefcase Style Box Purse with Russian and Tyrolean Eagle Emblems

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BONUS: We emailed the Victoria and Albert Museum, which had a very interesting article, "Russia & The Double-Headed Eagle" by Alexey Unku, on its website. We're pretty sure the double-headed eagle is a variation of the state emblem of Russia, but the center piece is not the traditional horseman. We queried the Victoria and Albert Museum, and received this email from Zorian Clayton, Assistant Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum.


Dear Wendy,
Many thanks for your enquiry.  I can confirm that the foremost eagle is a Tyrolean eagle but as we do not have any Tyrolean bags in our collection here, and in fact we have very few mid 20th century bags and purses, this query might be best answered by a museum with a large collection of relevant bags.  The Tassen is the largest in the world in this field so they may be better placed to answer.

Best wishes,
Zorian Clayton

Assistant Curator
Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion
Victoria and Albert Museum

UPDATE: July 2020. We now believe this symbol was part of a "heraldic" motif trend of the late 1940s to early 1950s. These types of coats of arms-like designs were on handbags, shoes, belts and jewelry.

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