Fabric sample wallet
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sanford Clayton
Datelate 19th century
MediumCardboard, paper, textile
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (closed height x width): 3 9/16 × 7in. (9 × 17.8cm)
Primary Dimensions (open height x width): 7 × 33in. (17.8 × 83.8cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1878.4.0
DescriptionBlue cardboard "wallet" with a stamped image inside the front flap of a female statue on a pedestal surrounded by bales of wool and a number of sheep, with a ship in the background. A shield on the pedestal is inscribed "CR / 621". Nine flaps fold up inside the cover; the first five have glue residue; the last three have small rectangular pieces of woolen textile in shades of brown, purple and red. The final flap is empty. Each fold out flap is framed with a blue border with shells in the corners, medallions on the bottom and top, and ovals along the sides, each with a number written in pen. The outside cover has been written on with the name "Sanford H. Clayton (?) / Woodbury, Ct." On the top flap is inscribed "*621* / 56 % 5/8 bolt [illegible]."
NotesIn red, written over in black, the number 2403 is written on the outside cover. The number in the accession register is for a book from the estate of James B. Hosmer. Found in Hoadley with a note that it had been found in a wallet, but no other details.Status
Not on view
