Workbag
Dateca. 1810
Artist/Maker
Mary Conner
OriginAmerica
DimensionsL: 9 1/2"; W: 9 1/4"
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1587
DescriptionPurse: white cottonstring bag embroidered with white cotton in flat stitches, French knots and bullion stitch. On one side is a flowering branch; on the other, is an embroidered garland and a circular medallion framing "Mary Conner", in script.MarkingsEmbroidered on one side in rondel medallion "Mary Conner"
ProvenanceEx coll: Tomlinson, Mabel Osborne's grandmother.
1809 (dated)
1730-1750
1800 - 1825
possibly ca. 1820
Late 18th, early 19th century
1675 (dated)
ca. 1790
1660-1680
July 26, 1807