Pocketbook
Date1790
Artist/Maker
Ezekel Teel
OriginAmerica, Delaware
MediumWool needlework on linen tabby canvas; wool lining
DimensionsL: 4 1/2" xW: 7 1/2"
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1461,1
DescriptionPocketbook of linen canvas embroidered in irish stitch in yellows, blues, reds, and purples. Opens like a book; pattern continues inside with inscription at edges. Each side has two compartments. Lined in carnation wool. Brown wool tape binds edges.Markings"EZEKEL TEEL/PILOT DEC TH 15,1790
ProvenanceEx Coll: Tomlinson, Miss Mabel Osborne.
ca. 1815
1750-1800
1770-1815
1750-1800
Mid-18th century
1771 (dated)
Mid-18th century
1797 (date of embroidery)
1750-1800
1760-1770
1760-1775