Pocketbook
Date1750-1800
OriginAmerica, New York
MediumLinen canvas; wool needlework; wool lining.
DimensionsW: 6 1/2"; L: (open) 5 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-407
DescriptionSmall, double compartment pocketbook in irish stitch (also called Hungarian Point, Florentine, bargello, or flame stitch) with colored wools of shaded yellows, blues, greens, rosy-reds, in flame lozenge pattern outlined in black, on coarse linen canvas ground. Purse is lined with blue worsted tabby, interlined with coarse tan linen, and bound with green worsted tape.Construction History:
1. 1750-1800 Initial Construction
ProvenanceEX Coll: Glen-Sanders, Scotia New York.
1750-1800
ca. 1815
1750-1790
1770-1815
1790
Mid-18th century
1750-1800
1725-1745
1725-1745
1845-1855
1807