This is quite a beautiful evening purse in black velvet with a gold sequined clasp. It is 8 1/2 in. long and 4 in. tall. It has a snap closure which is 1 3/4 X 1/2. There are some missing seqins near the closure and some minor wear to the inside, but no more than normal wear for a piece of this age. It is approximately 40 years old.