Pocketbook
Date1776
MediumHand-stitched and embroidered wool and linen with wool/cotton and silk velvet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width closed): 5 1/4 x 8 7/8in. (13.3 x 22.5cm)
Other (height x width open): 10 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (25.7 x 22.5cm)
Other (height x width open): 10 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (25.7 x 22.5cm)
Credit LineGift of John T. Whitman
DescriptionIrish stitch pocketbook, worked in crewel yarns on a linen canvas in diamond-like bands separated by zigzag borders. Predominant colors are shades of salmon pink and olive green, yellow, blue, cream, and lavender. The pocketbook has been taken apart, lined with a coarse striped olive wool and white cotton frocking, and bound with dark olive green velvet. It is poorly stitched with green and blue threads. A loop of the velvet is sewn at the top center, perhaps for hanging on the wall. The top edge is slightly scalloped.
Object number1963.8.22
InscribedWorked in cross stitch at lower center: "A F/ 1776".Subject Terms
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