Pocketbook
Date1740-1760
OriginAsia, China (textile)
MediumSilk damask; silk lining, paper board stiffener.
DimensionsOW: Approx. 5" x H: 4 1/2", folded
Credit LineGift of The Metropolital Museum of Art, Costume Institute.
Object number1993-128
DescriptionFolding pocketbook of floral salmon and yellow/beige silk damask, stiffened with paper board. Two interior compartments with side gussets; flap has curved point. Green silk lining.MarkingsNone found.
ca. 1825
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
1760-1780
1800-1830
1749 (dated)
2nd half 18th century
Ca. 1650 (Textile)
1777
1696 (dated)
1779
1700-1750