Marilyn Monroe's Personally Owned 1950s Black Beaded Felt Handbag From The Sydney Guilaroff Collection W/Notarized Letter of Provenance - This elegant black beaded evening bag owned by Marilyn Monroe. This felt fabric bag is beautifully adorned on one side with tiny black beads forming a floral design. It has a metal clip, inside pocket, and measures 14" x 8". The piece comes with a notarized letter of provenance from Marilyn Monroe's personal hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff, which states in part, "This 1950s large felt 14 x 8 purse with handle and tiny black beading on one side was given to me by Marilyn herself, to add to my movie star client personal item collection." Guilaroff was a hair stylist during Hollywood's Golden Age who was the first to receive on-screen credit in films. He worked for more than forty years at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios on more than a thousand films, and was instrumental in crafting many of the hairstyles which became the signature looks for numerous film stars. Guilaroff was a friend, stylist, and confidante to many Golden Age stars including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Audrey Hepburn along with Marilyn Monroe, and styled Marilyn's hair for her funeral in 1962.