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Pocketbook

Date19th century

MediumCotton, wool

DimensionsOverall (Closed H x W): 3 3/4 x 5 3/4in. (9.5 x 14.6cm) Overall (Open H x W): 7 1/8 x 5 3/4in. (18.1 x 14.6cm) Other (Opening): 6in. (15.2cm) Other (Ribbon): 32in. (81.3cm)

Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors

Object number1979.610.3

DescriptionEnvelope-shaped pocketbook of brown wool lined with blue printed cotton. The outside of the pocket is embroidery with two birds and three tear-drop-shaped flowers on the back and the flap, and a basket motif on the front. The embroidery is in shades of yellow, orange, blue, green, and red. The blue cotton lining is printed with a sprigged design of four pink ovals over three brown leaves. The interior of the pocketbook is separated into two sections with a partition in the center running width-wise. The whole is bound in yellow twill-weave tape, with the same tape used as the securing ribbon.
MarkingsNo marks or inscriptions.
ProvenanceCollected by anonymous collector;
Given to CWF, 1979.