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Pocketbook

Date1750-1800

OriginAmerica, New York

MediumLinen canvas, wool needlework; silk binding; wool lining.

DimensionsL: (open) 6"; (closed) 4"; W: 7"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-409

DescriptionDouble compartment pocketbook in canvas stitch called irish stitch (Florentine, or flame stitch). The flame pattern is worked in colored wool (reds, golds, greens), edged with black on coarse linen canvas; lined with blue-green glazed wool (calamanco) and bound and tied with blue silk ribbon.

Construction History:
1. 1750-1800 Initial Construction

ProvenanceEX Coll: Glen-Sanders, Scotia, New York.