Thank you so much for the info. Very interesting! I love the history aspect of vintage items. I sell vintage clothes and some handbags, most of the bags I keep for myself LOL!From the shape and label I'd guess it's a late 1940-early 1950s bag.
Gucci factories dealt with leather pieces but often had other workshops make Summer and evening bag in materials, obviously Gucci gave them labels to put in.
In some of these items labels/stamps are from an earlier time and the factory just used up what they had but in with this bag the shape, character of the design also puts it about there.
There wasn't much top-quality leather around during the war in the late-40s (hence why Gucci experimented with bamboo handles)
I would send your pics to Gucci Museo archive because this bag that predates the Flora scarf would explain the 'Flora' floral pattern was already very much used by Gucci at least 15 years earlier than Accornero did the design for the scarf. The missing link?
Its so fascinating to think of who wore/used the items and where they went with them. The treasure hunt is fun too! I will email the Gucci Museo and update the thread with their response.
Link below....vintage floral embroidered Gucci photo album
http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/twinkie14/library/guccifloral
Thank you again PaperTiger!!! :urock: Happy Holidays!
