Man's Pocketbook
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
John Storrs
1735-1799
EmbroidererAttributed to
Lydia Storrs
American, born 1742
Date1754
MediumLinen, wool
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width closed): 4 1/4 x 7 1/2in. (10.8 x 19.1cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width open): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (21.6 x 19.1cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width open): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (21.6 x 19.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCanvaswork pocketbook with worked name and date: "John Storrs 1754". Accordion compartmented wallet with wool flame stitching and cotton tape binding. The cotton tape binding may not be original to the wallet. A back crewelwork panel worked with a recumbent lion and stag flanking a tree bearing fruit; the ground with large scale blossoms and butterfly above the cross-stitched name and date.
Object number2008.46.0
InscribedStitched on front towards the bottom, "JOHN * STORRS 1954"Subject Terms
Collections
- Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family, 1740-1840
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