Marilyn Monroe's Personally Owned Black Silk Pleated Clutch From The Sydney Guilaroff Collection W/Notarized Letter of Provenance - This vintage black pleated satin clutch with gold metal trim was personally owned by iconic American actress, Marilyn Monroe. The piece comes with a notarized letter of provenance from Marilyn Monroe's personal hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff, which states in part, "This black silk pleated 9 x 6 gold metal trimmed evening purse with rhinestone encrusted closure was left behind when she changed to get ready for a party after I did her hair late in 1961. Marilyn was pretty irresponsible with her things and when I told her that it was here, she told me to add it to my 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. Measurements: 9" x 6".