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1971-1461,1, Pocketbook
Pocketbook
1971-1461,1, Pocketbook

Pocketbook

Date1790
Artist/Maker Ezekel Teel
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.
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