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1964-407, Pocketbook
Pocketbook
1964-407, Pocketbook

Pocketbook

Date1750-1800
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.