Date1740-1770
OriginAmerica, New England
MediumCotton-linen tabby: linen warp, cotton weft; crewel wool embroidery; linen lining.
DimensionsOW: 14"; OL: 17"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1963-11
DescriptionWoman's pocket of natural color, tabby-woven linen-cotton embroidered in multi-colored crewels (pink, rose, purple, shaded of blue, yellow, gold, and light-brown) in a design of stylized flowers, buds and leaves with trailing stems and tendrils springing from a small mound. Stitches used are stem, outline, Roumanian, buttonhole, split and satin; faced with natural tabby-woven linen and bound all round with printed calico, most of which has deteriorated.Construction History:
1. 1740-1770 Initial Construction
2. 1985 Conservation Repairs by CW
ca. 1680, remade later
1750-1790, remade 1810-1830
1740-1780
1740-1780
1750-1790
1745-1760
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
1750-1790
1750-1790